Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190104:18:35:00
Mr. leader? >> yeah. i basically same thing as what the speaker said. the bottom line is very simple. we made a plea to the president once again. don't hold millions of americans, hundreds of thousands of workers hostage. open up the government and let's continue the discussions. i pointed out to him, for instance, a call of my office this morning. a fire dispatcher from upstate new york, wife is pregnant. signed a mortgage. can't get the faa to approve it now. fha to approve it because the government is closed. this kind of situation is happening in millions of instances across the united sta...