"President Trump turned away from not one but two bipartisan compromises. Each would have averted this shutdown....It is something the majority could have avoided entirely, a concern the president could have obivated, if he were only willing to take yes for an answer."
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Activists from the United StatesDemocratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States SenateJews from the United StatesPeople from New York City
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Floor speech to the Senate (22 January 2018) on the bipartisan agreement in the senate to end the government shutdown, quoted at ABC 10 News
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