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PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart

Brooks and Capehart on why a government shutdown could last a long time

PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart

PBS NewsHour

News, Politics

4.51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the country barreling toward a government shutdown and the first hearings in House Republicans' impeachment inquiry of President Biden. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

It's been a hectic week in Washington.

0:02.9

As the country barrels toward a government shutdown, and hearings begin, and House Republicans

0:07.2

impeachment inquiry of President Biden.

0:09.7

We turn now to the analysis of Brooks and K-PART, that is New York Times columnist David

0:13.9

Brooks and Jonathan K-PART, Associate Editor for the Washington Post.

0:18.0

Welcome.

0:19.0

Good to see you.

0:20.0

Let's start with this shutdown, because we are, as Lisa reported earlier, hurtling towards

0:24.7

another government shutdown.

0:25.7

And, Jonathan, they have become more commonplace in recent history.

0:29.1

We are here not because two parties don't agree, but because Republicans can't agree amongst

0:33.3

themselves, could this have been avoided?

0:36.1

No.

0:37.1

And it's not Republicans arguing amongst themselves.

0:40.6

It's House Republicans arguing amongst themselves.

0:45.1

It was fascinating to see that clip that Lisa played of the speaker yelling, saying,

0:51.3

do you want me to surrender to the Senate as an American?

0:56.5

Yes, please.

0:57.8

Surrender to the Senate.

0:58.8

Why?

0:59.8

Because over in the Senate, there's a bipartisan effort at a continuing resolution with Republicans

1:06.0

and Democrats coming together.

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