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On the recordSeptember 30, 2025
If you think your shutdown is a joke, it just proves what we all know: You can’t negotiate. You can only throw tantrums.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer criticizes Trump's approach to the shutdown situation.

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