WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke at a press conference at the White House following a meeting with President Donald J. Trump.

Sen. Barrasso said:

“Republicans here are united in standing strong with President Trump. This government has been closed now for 21 days, and Democrats have had a chance to reopen it 11 times. Each time they voted no.

“No to reopen the government, no to pay the troops, no to pay Border Patrol, TSA agents, people who do flight control. All of those things critical for our nation, Democrats continue to vote no.

“And why is that? It’s because they’re afraid of what one Democrat Senate staffer said, they are afraid of facing the guillotine of the radical left. And who are the radical left? They are the people who would prefer to use taxpayer dollars to pay for health care for illegal immigrants than to pay for the men and women who keep us safe.

“The Democrats are holding this country hostage. It’s time for it to end. It is time to reopen the government for all of the people in the United States.”

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