WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blamed Republican congressional leadership for the ongoing government shutdown during an interview Thursday on CNN , calling on her party to fully fund the government.

Greene addresses government shutdown

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"It shouldn’t be something we dangle — the American people or military pay — we shouldn’t be dangling it in front of them," Greene said.

The Georgia congresswoman said she opposes a short-term funding bill and instead wants Congress to pass a full appropriations package, which she called its constitutional duty.

"I am a Republican and I support the President, so I voted for the continuing resolution," Greene said. "I want to pass our appropriates. That’s our constitutional duty."

Greene said her office tracks c

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