Why Democrats are standing their ground in shutdown

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At the beginning of this year, several Democrats supported a GOP-led funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona and Julie Tsirkin discuss the reasons why Democratic legislators are now hesitant to follow suit.

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