Klobuchar on Dems Saying You Shouldn’t Shut Down Over Policy: ‘This Is About the Budget’

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) responded to a question on whether Democrats have held that you shouldn’t shut down the government over policy before by saying, “No, but this is about the budget. The budget is a statement of our values. The budget is about where we’re putting money.”

Host Kasie Hunt asked, [relevant exchange begins around 21:30] “[I]n the past, Democrats have said policy is not a reason to shut down the government, right?”

Klobuchar answered, “No, but this is about the budget. The budget is a statement of our values. The budget is about where we’re putting money. They chose to put a whole…

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