Not a Republican Shutdown? Lawler Explains the 60-Vote Reality

In this excerpt from The Brief: Insights From The Inside, Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) tells host Shabbos Kestenbaum how Senate Democrats blocked a clean CR and that the Senate’s 60-vote rule makes this more than a “Republican shutdown” narrative. Lawler further explains how Democrats are pushing $1.5T in new spending, and backs a short-term extension of ACA/Obamacare subsidies to avoid premium spikes—while laying out what it would take to reopen the government.