The demands from Democrats in their counterproposal show that the government shutdown was never about health care, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday .
“I don’t think you can believe a thing that comes out of Chuck Schumer’s mouth. This whole thing about ‘this is about health care’ — you already know this, Matt. If it was about health care, why did they file a counter offer in writing in the Senate that is 68 pages long?” he asked, noting that Democrats demanded $1.5 trillion in additional spending.
Emmer noted that one and a half pages referenced the health care issue Democrats claim to…
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