Joe Manchin: Chuck Schumer didn't have 'the stomach' to continue government shutdown
by Kyle Feldscher | Jan 28, 2018, 11:27 AM
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t have “the stomach†to continue the government shutdown past Monday last week over immigration issues.
Manchin said on NBC’s “Meet The Press†he was frustrated by the shutdown and he wanted it to end.
“I would have been hollering. I don't think Chuck had the stomach to go on,†Manchin said.
“He plays a part differently and I don't understand where, I understand the dynamics of the Democratic caucus is much different. The Democratic caucus, that's a big tent. I just said, I come from West Virginia. I'm representing my state. I'm not a Washington Democrat, I'm a West Virginia Democrat.â€
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