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Tom Cole: “The two longest shutdowns in American history have happened…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 6.08.26

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

There's only 53 Republicans, and that means they have to have. Democrats and Democrats have used that power to disrupt the normal funding of governments. Caused The two longest shutdowns in American history have happened in the last six months. The longest full government shutdown and the longest partial government shutdown, both of them engineered by Senate Democrats who refused, most of whom refused to vote for just adequate funding or stable funding for important functions like that. (03:00–03:06)

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