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So what the heck was the point of the government shutdown?

Senate Majority Leader Thune offered Democrats basically the same deal they just accepted,

or at least some of the Democrats accepted, back in October.

So what was the point of

screwing over all of these working families from our military to our air traffic controllers

of withholding their paychecks? What was the point? Now, Democrats say it's over these beefed-up

Obamacare subsidies, but they're always supposed to be temporary. And by the way, those specific

subsidies are going to wealthy people.

So it's not helping the working class.

We're going to ask Senator Ron Johnson about that.

Also, President Trump has called for ending the filibuster.

Should Republicans do it?

Does Senator Ron Johnson support that?

And what would that mean for the Senate moving forward?

All of that and more with Senator Ron Johnson support that? And what would that mean for the Senate moving forward? All of that and more with Senator Ron Johnson.

So Senator Johnson, back in October, Senate Majority Leader Thune offered a vote on subsidies on these beefed up Obamacare subsidies in exchange for reopening the government.

What was the point of all of this?

I think that was just to gain Democrats' consent to do whatever we need to do.

Again, in order for the Senate to operate at all requires consent after consent after consent for just the menial

little thing. I mean, if the other, if the minority party wanted to grind the scent

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