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Tom Emmer: “The Democratic Party is not fighting for you, the American…”

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 19:51

The other 66 outline their radical policy priorities like billions of dollars for foreign climate projects or 500 million to prop up leftist media outlets. The fact of the matter is that The Democratic Party is not fighting for you, the American public. They've shut the government down to pick a fight with President Trump and to score points with Kami Mondame and Omar Fada, the Omar Fada wing of their party. (19:51–19:57)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party is not advocating for the interests of the American public.

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