In order to fund the government under the Senate rules, you need 60 votes. In the Senate there are only 53 Republicans, which means we need at least seven Democrats. The reason the government is shut down right now is the Democrats are voting party line. All but three Democrats. Three, three Democrats are voting with us to reopen the government. Everyone else is voting no. Until the Democrats give us seven or eight votes, the government will stay shut down. (03:21–03:26)
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Asserts that the government shutdown is due to Democrats voting along party lines.
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