They were due to be done by September 30. We all know that. The American public does not know. They think that we as Democrats have had something to do with the closing of the Federal Government. We do not have anything to do with it. We cannot write the legislation. We cannot bring the legislation. It is only those Republican members who can do it.
Addressing the government shutdown and the role of Democrats in the legislative process.
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