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Tom Emmer: “Shutdowns are terrible. Of course there will be families…”

Featuring: Tom Emmer, Republican | Majority Whip, U.S. House, Minnesota's 6th District

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Speaker Johnson, House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 23 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 25:54

There is no end for them. They just think this is some kind of game and the American people are pawns in that game. It's got to end our will. Tom Emmerich. Shutdowns are terrible. Of course there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility seriously. But it is one of the few leverage times we have. You've heard that three times now. A direct quote from the number two Democrat in the House, Katherine Clark. (25:54–26:07)

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Asserts that government shutdowns are used as leverage despite causing suffering.

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