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On the recordFebruary 6, 2018
The only people that have shut are the Democrats. We haven't shut the government down, we've laid out exactly what we want to happen and we're working towards achieving those goals.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Sanders defends the administration's position on the government shutdown, blaming Democrats for the situation.

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