CNN’s Blitzer Tells Rep. Lisa McClain ‘Clearly ... the Democrats Don’t Want the Government to Shut Down’

BLITZER But clearly congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ don t want the ░░░░░░░░ to shut down and ░░░░░░░░ ve put on the ░░░░░░░░ a specific proposal MCCLAIN ░░░░░░░░ That is fantastic BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ the Senate They say ░░░░░░░░ s sit down Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ work out a 30 ░░░░░░░░ temporary CR continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ that we can work ░░░░░░░░ a full scale deal ░░░░░░░░ avoid a government shutdown ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans at least ░░░░░░░░ far MCCLAIN Well BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ refusing to sit down ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats and work ░░░░░░░░ some sort of compromise ░░░░░░░░ MCCLAIN To use to ░░░░░░░░ to use this Democrats ░░░░░░░░ they want certainty right ░░░░░░░░ have they been hammering ░░░░░░░░ Trump on all of ░░░░░░░░ uncertainty the uncertainty Well ░░░░░░░░ they re very concerned ░░░░░░░░ uncertainty that comes out ░░░░░░░░ one side of their ░░░░░░░░ then they should have ░░░░░░░░ problem voting for this ░░░░░░░░ resolution that provides certainty ░░░░░░░░ days will not provide ░░░░░░░░ certainty it just extends ░░░░░░░░ uncertainty This CR is ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER But in 30 ░░░░░░░░ excuse for interrupting congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ If I could just ░░░░░░░░ This this CR BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ ahead finish your thought ░░░░░░░░ funds the government This ░░░░░░░░ CR funds the government ░░░░░░░░ was under Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ was bipartisan So what ░░░░░░░░ the problem with the ░░░░░░░░ spending level levels There ░░░░░░░░ t other than politics ░░░░░░░░ But what s the ░░░░░░░░ with avoiding a government ░░░░░░░░ down What s the ░░░░░░░░ with avoiding another government ░░░░░░░░ right now which would ░░░░░░░░ disastrous impact all across ░░░░░░░░ country including your home ░░░░░░░░ of Michigan MCCLAIN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER What s the ░░░░░░░░ with sitting down with ░░░░░░░░ and least postponing it ░░░░░░░░ 30 days and perhaps ░░░░░░░░ up with a compromise ░░░░░░░░ that would pass the ░░░░░░░░ and then go back ░░░░░░░░ the House pass the ░░░░░░░░ and the president would ░░░░░░░░ it into law MCCLAIN ░░░░░░░░ problem is we ve ░░░░░░░░ our work It s ░░░░░░░░ We ve tried to ░░░░░░░░ with the Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats want to ░░░░░░░░ is tie the hands ░░░░░░░░ President Trump which is ░░░░░░░░ non starter for us ░░░░░░░░ ve tried to work ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats and they ░░░░░░░░ been reluctant to do ░░░░░░░░ So what we did ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan fashion I ░░░░░░░░ add Wolf is pass ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution at the ░░░░░░░░ same levels that the ░░░░░░░░ voted for 3 months ░░░░░░░░ We ve done our ░░░░░░░░ And if the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ to put to have ░░░░░░░░ temper tantrum because of ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and shut ░░░░░░░░ government down then that ░░░░░░░░ is on them They ░░░░░░░░ had time to work ░░░░░░░░ us with us they ░░░░░░░░ refused so we did ░░░░░░░░ job for the American ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ re gonna continue to ░░░░░░░░ Wolf BLITZER Well why ░░░░░░░░ sit down with the ░░░░░░░░ one more time and ░░░░░░░░ if you could perhaps ░░░░░░░░ out a last minute ░░░░░░░░ MCCLAIN Because the time ░░░░░░░░ run out and we ░░░░░░░░ Why has the time ░░░░░░░░ out MCCLAIN shared with ░░░░░░░░ that the time has ░░░░░░░░ out Because government funding ░░░░░░░░ as you know five ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow at midnight BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ know So that s ░░░░░░░░ it s so critically ░░░░░░░░ MCCLAIN Right BLITZER to ░░░░░░░░ down and at least ░░░░░░░░ Exactly BLITZER pass a ░░░░░░░░ day MCCLAIN So pass ░░░░░░░░ bill BLITZER continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ keep the talks going ░░░░░░░░ another 30 days and ░░░░░░░░ the government shut down ░░░░░░░░ Wolf I would turn ░░░░░░░░ would turn it I ░░░░░░░░ turn it on you ░░░░░░░░ haven t you come ░░░░░░░░ the table until now ░░░░░░░░ your policies of trying ░░░░░░░░ jam the Republicans aren ░░░░░░░░ working with the United ░░░░░░░░ right now So you ░░░░░░░░ had your opportunity you ░░░░░░░░ it That that s ░░░░░░░░ right You we you ░░░░░░░░ hardball we called your ░░░░░░░░ and we are giving ░░░░░░░░ the exact same CR ░░░░░░░░ we sat down with ░░░░░░░░ over 3 months ago ░░░░░░░░ now you want to ░░░░░░░░ the hands of the ░░░░░░░░ and we are not ░░░░░░░░ to allow you to ░░░░░░░░ that So the other ░░░░░░░░ that you should be ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats is why ░░░░░░░░ t you voting for ░░░░░░░░ you voted for three ░░░░░░░░ ago That s the ░░░░░░░░ that needs to be ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER Well we ve ░░░░░░░░ to go congresswoman Coming ░░░░░░░░ MCCLAIN Why are you ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER here in the ░░░░░░░░ Room in the next ░░░░░░░░ MCCLAIN All right BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ we ll get into ░░░░░░░░ of that.”