Ilhan Omar: Republicans Control Everything, So No One Is Going To Blame Us for Potential Gov’t Shutdown

BLITZER I want to ░░░░░░░░ some more on all ░░░░░░░░ major new developments Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan ░░░░░░░░ She sits on the ░░░░░░░░ Budget Committee Congresswoman thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ you know the minority ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Leader of ░░░░░░░░ House Hakeem Jeffries is ░░░░░░░░ opposing this temporary funding ░░░░░░░░ to keep the government ░░░░░░░░ and operating spending money ░░░░░░░░ the end of September ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have privately discussed ░░░░░░░░ it Can you tell ░░░░░░░░ where you stand Omar ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries is very ░░░░░░░░ that we cannot support ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution when Republicans ░░░░░░░░ control the House and ░░░░░░░░ Senate have not made ░░░░░░░░ effort to negotiate with ░░░░░░░░ on what the CR ░░░░░░░░ look like We know ░░░░░░░░ there is 6 billion ░░░░░░░░ defense spending increase That ░░░░░░░░ not something the majority ░░░░░░░░ Democrats including myself are ░░░░░░░░ support of especially when ░░░░░░░░ are making 13 billion ░░░░░░░░ in cuts to programs ░░░░░░░░ people care about BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ you say a CR ░░░░░░░░ mean a continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ A continuing resolution yes ░░░░░░░░ which is a stopgap ░░░░░░░░ to keep the government ░░░░░░░░ and operating and providing ░░░░░░░░ funds for people all ░░░░░░░░ the country that they ░░░░░░░░ need Omar Yeah Oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ is more desirable is ░░░░░░░░ clean one or a ░░░░░░░░ one by both parties ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ And neither of those ░░░░░░░░ the options that we ░░░░░░░░ being given BLITZER But ░░░░░░░░ there is a government ░░░░░░░░ how concerned would you ░░░░░░░░ that the public at ░░░░░░░░ would blame the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ that Omar Well right ░░░░░░░░ the House is controlled ░░░░░░░░ Republicans the Senate is ░░░░░░░░ by the Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ presidency is in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Republicans So ░░░░░░░░ is their job to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the government ░░░░░░░░ the resources it needs ░░░░░░░░ order to continue to ░░░░░░░░ And I think the ░░░░░░░░ people are well aware ░░░░░░░░ that fact and that ░░░░░░░░ who they are going ░░░░░░░░ blame.”