And when you have a trifecta, the presidency, the Senate and the House and you cannot keep the government open, you cannot negotiate. You refuse to negotiate, you refuse to come to work. That is a complete abdication of responsibility. So This [government shutdown] falls squarely on Republicans. If they want to reopen the government, they can negotiate, they can talk to Democrats, they can come to work and they can do that like people are willing. (02:12–11:59)
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Asserts that Republicans are responsible for the government shutdown.
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