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Louie Gohmert: These barricades and closures were obviously done to try to make the shutdown as unpopular as possible, as inconvenient…

On the recordOctober 15, 2013
These barricades and closures were obviously done to try to make the shutdown as unpopular as possible, as inconvenient as possible, and not because it was actually necessary.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

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Gohmert criticizes the use of park closures for political purposes during the government shutdown.

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