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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “The president certainly doesn't want to shut down. If one happens, I think you only have one place to look and that's to…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
The president certainly doesn't want to shut down. If one happens, I think you only have one place to look and that's to the Democrats who are holding our military and our national security hostage by trying to push through other policies that have nothing to do with the budget.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Republican · Arkansas

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, shifted blame for a potential government shutdown to the Democrats.

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