Sen. Markwayne Mullin joined Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” on Friday morning to discuss the ongoing government shutdown, accusing Senate Democrats of deliberately dragging their feet until November to gain political leverage.
“I really thought we would open it back up Monday or Tuesday,” Mullin said. “But if you saw yesterday’s vote, they blocked the defense bill.”
The Oklahoma Republican expressed disbelief that nearly a dozen Democrats who previously supported the measure in committee turned around and voted against it on the Senate floor.
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