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    Dec 24

    Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. They can end this shutdown today. But on Christmas Eve, they’re choosing to hold our country hostage and put politics over people. We don’t need a wall. We need to reopen the government.

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    Dec 24

    Instead of bringing certainty into people’s lives, is continuing the just to please right-wing radio & TV hosts.

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    Dec 24

    Federal employees – including law enforcement, TSA screeners, Forest Service firefighters, food safety inspectors, and others – are forced to go without pay during holidays as a result of the . Retweet to call on & to reopen the govt.

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    Dec 24

    The is having a real, negative impact on civil servants who ensure the well-being and safety of the American people. No American should be unable to pay their mortgage because of ’s temper tantrum. RT if you agree.

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    Dec 22

    Because of the , millions of survivors who rely on programs funded by the Violence Against Women Act will not have the resources they need to stay safe right before the holidays. Shame on this President.

    Violence Against Women Act to expire with government shutdown
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    Dec 22

    "It's already a very tough job," says a correctional officer at a federal prison. "But when you know that you've got to go to work and you're not going to be paid for it — or it's going to be late, no matter what — it really brings you down."

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  7. Dec 22

    From food safety inspections to home mortgage applications, the federal government’s work for the American people is being held up by & . Learn more →

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  8. Dec 22

    There’s nothing “fake” about the . More than 800,000 federal workers are not getting paid days before Christmas & critical services for the American people have been halted.

    I am in the White House, working hard. News reports concerning the Shutdown and Syria are mostly FAKE. We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human Trafficking & more) but it could be a long stay. On Syria, we were originally...
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    Dec 22

    If & Republicans choose to continue this , the new House Democratic majority will swiftly pass legislation to re-open government in January.

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    Dec 22

    The U.S. federal government partially shut down hours after the House and the Senate adjourned without a compromise on President Trump’s border wall demands. It is the third shutdown in two years of unified Republican rule in Washington.

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    Dec 21

    A government shutdown would disrupt millions of lives in ways great and small. In 2013, the start of Alaskan king crab fishing season was delayed, 6,300 children lost their daycare and four Nobel Prize-winning scientists had to close their research labs.

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    Dec 21

    .’s immoral, ineffective and expensive wall doesn’t make us safe, or honor our oath to protect & defend our neighbors & communities. And no matter much how he thinks a will help him politically, it poses a real threat to American families.

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    Dec 21

    December 11: "I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I won't blame you for it." December 21: "If enough Dems don’t vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown."

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    Dec 21

    Who’s gonna tell him?

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    Dec 21

    Trump can throw tantrums on Twitter all he wants, but we all know who's shutting down the government.

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    Dec 21

    . is now trying to blame Democrats for a government shutdown after saying he’d be “proud to shut down the government.” To quote the great , “Donald Trump has more flip-flops than a Jimmy Buffet concert.”

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    Dec 21

    In a , the President said he would be "proud" to shut down the government if he doesn't get billions of dollars from American taxpayers to fund the wasteful, irrational wall he promised Mexico would pay for. That is unacceptable.

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    Dec 21
    Replying to

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    Dec 21

    Nope! Not how this works.

    The Democrats now own the shutdown!
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    Dec 21

    Yeah, not how that works, but good try

    The Democrats now own the shutdown!
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