Majority Leader Thune, our own speaker, made it clear we're willing to do it. We're not going to, by the way, sign off on something that has been an utter disaster. And What the Democrats basically have asked for here is, is like one and a half trillion dollars over 10 years in exchange for a four or seven week cr. or now one that will go a little bit longer since they've wasted most of the time. So, I mean, we shouldn't have any doubt about who created the crisis, who's perpetuating the crisis, and who's trying to capitalize on it politically. (05:42–05:54)
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Asserts that Democrats requested $1.5 trillion over 10 years for a short-term continuing resolution.
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