Ryan: I Have Confidence We’ll Pass the CR with Republicans

‘I have confidence we’ll pass it’

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REPORTER: "Explain why your side can’t pass this bill with only Republican votes. I understand what you --" [crosstalk]
RYAN: "No, we’re doing fine."
REPORTER: "So -- so -- so, this bill will pass --" [crosstalk]
RYAN: "I have confidence we’ll pass this. Because I think members understand why on Earth would we want to have a government shutdown, hurt the military -- and by the way, this is a question on the military funds ticking in -- in due time, that is not in anyone’s interest. And so, why we would want to feed the idea that we should use our troops as bargaining chips in an unrelated deal? So I think it’s unconscionable that Democrats would walk away from CHIP, from funding our military for something that is not a deadline."

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