Mitch McConnell should start acting like the Senate is a separate branch of government, that Congress is a separate branch of government, and he should just bring those Senate past bills to the floor for a vote so that we can end this shutdown.
On the recordJanuary 16, 2019
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Hirono urges McConnell to take action to end the government shutdown.
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