Tom Cole: “We finally, in the United States Senate, eight of pretty…”

“I mean, come on, this is a totally manufactured crisis by Democrats. They've kept the government shut down. We finally, in the United States Senate, eight of pretty courageous people said, I'm not going to be part of this charade anymore. I'm going to vote to open the government. We can negotiate on these other issues. Majority Leader Thune, our own speaker, made it clear we're willing to do it.” (05:19–05:28)

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