Kentucky Senator Rand Paul says he's in favor of passing measures that would pay employees as the government shutdown enters a fourth week.
Speaking to Kristen Welker on Meet The Press Sunday morning, the Republican senator says he's in opposition of bills proposed by both parties that would end the shutdown due to the amount they would add to the deficit. Advertisement
“The way I look at this vote, they’re determining the spending level. The legislation doesn’t say ‘Do we want to keep government closed or keep it open?’ Both parties, when they’re in power and the roles change, are guilty of saying ‘oh, you want to shut the government down,'" Paul said of his opposition to bills that have been introduced. His comments also refer to comments made by Republican leadership, such as House S