Tim Kaine: “He had time yesterday to have a lunch on the East Lawn of…”

“He had time last week to have a meeting in the Oval office to promise $20 billion to the President of Argentina if that president's party succeeded in midterm elections. But he doesn't have time to meet with congressional leadership. He had time yesterday to have a lunch on the East Lawn of the White House to show the destruction of the east wing of the White House to our Republican Senate colleagues. But he doesn't have time to sit down and meet with congressional leadership to get the government open. The Democrats renewed the request yesterday. The president's on the verge of going traveling abroad to Asia.” (00:35–00:44)

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