In the transmission of Thursday or “outfront” of CNN, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued that the closure of the government is the fault of the Republicans “because they do not basically want to revert in these mass cuts to the medical care of the Americans. Then, it is a republican closure.”
While talking about the possibility of the duration of government employees during government closure, Merkley said that “there is nothing about a closure that gives new powers to the president. Then, if it is illegal, let’s say a closure of a closure of a closure, a closure of a closure.
He continued: “And, by the way, the Republicans are those who closed the government because they do not basically want to reverse issues about these mass cuts to the medical care of Americans. So, it is a new law.
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