This is the direction we want our government to go in. Now they're saying, we're not going to allow you to let the government function. So Unless you give us $1.5 trillion in money for programs that the American people have largely now said they're no longer interested in supporting to include health care for noncitizens, illegal immigrants, health care expansion programs for other countries. in some cases from. On an export basis, unless you give us $1.5 trillion for that, we're going to keep the government closed. That's not negotiating. Good. Okay. (04:34–04:48)
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Asserts that Democrats are demanding $1.5 trillion for programs including health care for noncitizens and illegal immigrants.
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