On the recordDecember 22, 2013
At midnight last night for the first time in 17 years, the Republicans in Congress chose to shut down the federal government.
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transcripts.cnn.com“At midnight last night for the first time in 17 years, the Republicans in Congress chose to shut down the federal government.”
Obama describes the government shutdown caused by Congress's failure to pass a spending bill.
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