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Tom Emmer: “That's 14 times that they have voted against our military.”

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

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 34 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 19:00

And that's just to name a few. Democrats have now voted against opening the government. 14 times that. 14 times that they voted against our military. That's 14 times that they have voted against our military. federal law enforcement officers, air traffic controllers and TSA agents. 14 times they have voted against low income Americans who rely on programs like SNAP and wic. Why not? (19:00–19:05)

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