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Tim Walz: “We could also get it done if eight Republicans voted for a…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 28:04

Yeah, they're not withholding votes. And I think this frame of this is, oh, we could get this done if just six Democrats would vote for this horrific budget. Well, We could also get it done if eight Republicans voted for a really good budget that continued to give health care and not tax cuts to the wealthy. That's how close this is. This idea that it's Democrats responsibility to get this thing over when it's absolutely horrific. (28:04–28:12)

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Asserts that eight Republican votes could pass a budget maintaining health care and avoiding tax cuts for the wealthy.

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