Because Democrats have decided they'd rather hold the American people hostage than pass the same nonpartisan clean CR that they supported just six months ago and that they passed 13 times under the Biden administration. Tina Smith claims she shut the government down so that she can, quote, protect Minnesotans health care, unquote. But, Tina, if that really was the case, why do you support a $1.5 trillion spending proposal that would give health care to illegal aliens while cutting female $50 billion from rural health care. (15:32–15:42)
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Asserts that Tina Smith claims the government shutdown is to protect Minnesotans' health care.
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