Rep. Melanie Stansbury on the Possibility of a Government Shutdown: ‘This Is the Chaos That We Knew Was Going To Come with the Trump Admin’

HUNT At this point ░░░░░░░░ I know you re ░░░░░░░░ into meetings this morning ░░░░░░░░ learn more about this ░░░░░░░░ are Democrats thinking about ░░░░░░░░ or not to support ░░░░░░░░ are two questions it ░░░░░░░░ at hand And let ░░░░░░░░ just start with the ░░░░░░░░ of a clean what ░░░░░░░░ known as a clean ░░░░░░░░ resolution that would fund ░░░░░░░░ government at current levels ░░░░░░░░ a short period of ░░░░░░░░ to avert a shutdown ░░░░░░░░ you think Democrats could ░░░░░░░░ on board with that ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ understand that we had ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan deal And in ░░░░░░░░ up until the afternoon ░░░░░░░░ when Republicans started responding ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk s tweets ░░░░░░░░ then Donald Trump weighed ░░░░░░░░ The deal was set ░░░░░░░░ And the table was ░░░░░░░░ So you know I ░░░░░░░░ our leadership has been ░░░░░░░░ clear They ve reneged ░░░░░░░░ the deal that they ░░░░░░░░ already spent days negotiating ░░░░░░░░ we want to see ░░░░░░░░ know them pass a ░░░░░░░░ that the American people ░░░░░░░░ asked them to Now ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ in this moment to ░░░░░░░░ that Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ billionaire He is not ░░░░░░░░ elected official And this ░░░░░░░░ the chaos that we ░░░░░░░░ was going to come ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration that ░░░░░░░░ were going to try ░░░░░░░░ rule by tweet And ░░░░░░░░ saw them sink this ░░░░░░░░ bill yesterday And now ░░░░░░░░ the 11th hour they ░░░░░░░░ asking for debt ceiling ░░░░░░░░ We re less than ░░░░░░░░ hours away from a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown 72 hours And ░░░░░░░░ cannot run the world ░░░░░░░░ greatest democracy by tweet ░░░░░░░░ so we need some ░░░░░░░░ grownups at the table ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson needs to ░░░░░░░░ back and meet with ░░░░░░░░ leadership and have serious ░░░░░░░░ again HUNT Is there ░░░░░░░░ world where Democrats could ░░░░░░░░ lifting the debt ceiling ░░░░░░░░ avoid a government shutdown ░░░░░░░░ The debt ceiling was ░░░░░░░░ scheduled to be renegotiated ░░░░░░░░ summer This has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with the current ░░░░░░░░ fight What we know ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump plans ░░░░░░░░ do a tax reconciliation ░░░░░░░░ in the coming weeks ░░░░░░░░ months and they re ░░░░░░░░ for room in the ░░░░░░░░ so that he can ░░░░░░░░ big tax giveaways to ░░░░░░░░ billionaire friends And we ░░░░░░░░ that that s really ░░░░░░░░ of the backstory here ░░░░░░░░ you know there s ░░░░░░░░ time to do debt ░░░░░░░░ negotiations literally as we ░░░░░░░░ hours away from a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown for our government ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely absurd This ░░░░░░░░ this is not where ░░░░░░░░ re at They re ░░░░░░░░ even on the map ░░░░░░░░ now So we got ░░░░░░░░ get back to getting ░░░░░░░░ government funded And we ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ American people get their ░░░░░░░░ That you know there ░░░░░░░░ access to food assistance ░░░░░░░░ all the things that ░░░░░░░░ know are vital government ░░░░░░░░ continue through the holidays ░░░░░░░░ to hold the American ░░░░░░░░ hostage right before the ░░░░░░░░ is unconscionable HUNT It ░░░░░░░░ have learned some things ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ for government shutdowns which ░░░░░░░░ that it is certainly ░░░░░░░░ than even say Mitch ░░░░░░░░ who thinks Republicans always ░░░░░░░░ blamed If there were ░░░░░░░░ be a government shutdown ░░░░░░░░ would still be on ░░░░░░░░ Biden s watch Do ░░░░░░░░ think Democrats would deserve ░░░░░░░░ of the blame for ░░░░░░░░ shutdown if one happens ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean first ░░░░░░░░ all this is not ░░░░░░░░ Biden s watch This ░░░░░░░░ on Mike Johnson s ░░░░░░░░ The fact that he ░░░░░░░░ hold his own raucous ░░░░░░░░ together in the final ░░░░░░░░ right before the Christmas ░░░░░░░░ as Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Musk are tweeting I ░░░░░░░░ shows the inherent weakness ░░░░░░░░ the GOP right now ░░░░░░░░ the fact that they ░░░░░░░░ even have a coalition ░░░░░░░░ know they re out ░░░░░░░░ trying to claim that ░░░░░░░░ have a mandate and ░░░░░░░░ can t even keep ░░░░░░░░ own members at the ░░░░░░░░ for half a day ░░░░░░░░ get a vote done ░░░░░░░░ this is on them ░░░░░░░░ is on their own ░░░░░░░░ of ability to govern ░░░░░░░░ their inability to actually ░░░░░░░░ things that serve the ░░░░░░░░ people This is the ░░░░░░░░ productive Congress since before ░░░░░░░░ Great Depression And that ░░░░░░░░ wholly on Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ this Democrats are the ░░░░░░░░ in the room We ░░░░░░░░ going to keep showing ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ fighting for the American ░░░░░░░░ And we re going ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ something substantive done and ░░░░░░░░ re going to hold ░░░░░░░░ line HUNT Would you ░░░░░░░░ to see your leaders ░░░░░░░░ willing to back a ░░░░░░░░ extension of government funding ░░░░░░░░ would you prefer that ░░░░░░░░ refuse to do that ░░░░░░░░ light of the bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ STANSBURY Our leadership has ░░░░░░░░ been in the trenches ░░░░░░░░ days and weeks holding ░░░░░░░░ to account And so ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ hold the line to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ are responsible for the ░░░░░░░░ floor s procedures over ░░░░░░░░ coming days do the ░░░░░░░░ thing for the American ░░░░░░░░ They keep the government ░░░░░░░░ that they pass emergency ░░░░░░░░ for all of the ░░░░░░░░ of Americans who ve ░░░░░░░░ impacted by fires and ░░░░░░░░ and tornadoes and that ░░░░░░░░ keep the government open ░░░░░░░░ the holidays And so ░░░░░░░░ means hanging tough and ░░░░░░░░ sure that we don ░░░░░░░░ completely collapse under a ░░░░░░░░ storm by Elon Musk.”