‘This Is A Very Unprecedented Situation’: Katherine Clark Slams Republican Party Over Their CR

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During Friday's Democratic Leadership press briefing, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) discussed the House Democrats' unified opposition to the GOP-backed proposed CR.

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00:00Thank you so much, Mr. Leader. Proud to stand here with you and Chairman Aguilar.

00:05What we saw is a GOP that campaigned on a promise to the American people,

00:10that they would lower their costs, they would make their families safer.

00:15And in the last seven weeks, we've seen them do just the opposite.

00:20They've slashed Medicaid. They've taken away veterans benefits.

00:27They are attacking the funding for our public schools.

00:31They are out there saying, elimination of Social Security and Medicare,

00:36it's the only way to balance our budget.

00:39And we have been clear with this process that led us to this vote today,

00:45that we would join them in any CR, in any spending plan

00:52that protected Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans benefits,

00:58feed hungry kids in this country, and keep our schools open.

01:04But that's not what they did.

01:06And when they put forward this bill, not only is it bad on the four corners of it,

01:12but we saw House GOP member after House GOP member come out and say in public,

01:18I wasn't sure about signing on to this until I met with the Trump administration.

01:23And they told me this is their vehicle for further dismantling the services

01:30that people who work for a living depend on in this country.

01:35And that's why we're unified in our opposition.

01:38And we are not going to buy into this false binary decision

01:43that it's a parade of bad choices.

01:47We know that already.

01:48We know what this administration and their enablers in the GOP and Congress

01:54are doing to the American people.

01:56Shutdowns are terrible.

01:58But so is this dismantling and this scheme to take deserving taxpayers money

02:06and give it to the billionaire class.

02:09Each and every step of this is part of that scheme against everyday Americans.

02:16Who are waving their hands at this administration and saying,

02:21live up to what you told us you would do.

02:24You are betraying us.

02:26There is a reason the House GOP said, let's cancel town halls.

02:31Because they don't want to face the voters.

02:34They are betrayed.

02:36So we're saying at this moment, come back to the table.

02:40Come back and negotiate.

02:41We've never had a shutdown where one party controls the White House, the House and the Senate.

02:48That has never happened for a reason.

02:51And so this is a very unprecedented situation

02:56and an unprecedented disaster for the people who sent us here.

03:01If we did not do everything in our power to fight back and say, come back to the table,

03:07make a plan that is centered around the American people.

03:10And I am proud to join in this fight with my friend from California, Chairman Pete Aguilar.

‘This Is A Very Unprecedented Situation’: Katherine Clark Slams Republican Party Over Their CR

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