… being paid, unless and until our air traffic controllers are being paid and all the federal workers, our border patrol agents are being paid, our FBI agents are being paid, Virtually every Democrat in the House and Senate has said, nope, keep my paycheck going. I'm going to take away yours. But you know me, the Democrat politician. I need every penny of my salary. Senator, let's talk about another big issue, and that is the rise of anti Semitism. (08:29–08:34)
CLAIM
Asserts that most Democrats in Congress chose to continue receiving pay during the shutdown.
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