It was the wrong thing to do when we shut down the government during President Obama's tenure. And we were lectured by Democrats sternly and severely and repeatedly for years. Now, Democrats in the United States Senate have shut down the United States government, or portions of it, three times in less than four months. to try and achieve political game. And frankly, the overwhelming majority of Democrats in the House have done exactly the same thing. They just didn't have the votes. (23:39–23:48)
CLAIM
Asserts that Senate Democrats have caused government shutdowns three times in four months.
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