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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.

— Chuck Schumer

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Assault weapons were designed for and should be used on our battlefields, not on our streets. There is no inalienable right to own and operate 100-round clips on AR-15 assault rifles.

What is needed now is a long-term solution so we don’t go through this drama every few months.

People who enter the United States without our permission are illegal aliens, and illegal aliens should not be treated the same as people who entered the U.S. legally.

Nobody uses something like this [FN Five-seven] to hunt. Nobody uses something like this for self defense. There's no reason it should be on our streets.

This may have been the most chaotic week of what's undoubtedly the most chaotic presidency ever in the history of the United States.

Speech to the U.S. Senate (2018)

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