Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., reminded Republicans that they need Democratic votes to pass the spending bill that expires in December or face a shutdown.
"Unless Republicans can keep the government open without Democratic votes, this is not their decision to make," Crowley said. "I have yet to see any evidence that they will be able to do that."
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., said Republicans are trying to take away something that Democrats secured and trade for border security and other items they couldn't get otherwise
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"I've been at this a long time and I'm not going to allow you to trade against a gain and something that we have accomplished as Americans. It took a lot of work to get," Gutierrez said. "We got it done. And we should fight for it."
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