On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) stated that the government shutdown can’t be the fault of Democrats because Republicans “run everything” and they want to work to “resolve whatever the impasse is.”

Thompson said, “Democrats in the House, we come into Washington every week, ready to work, but we can’t find our Republican colleagues. They’re MIA, and, to add insult to injury, they are saying it’s the Democrats’ fault. Well, Democrats are here, in Washington, ready to work.”

He added, “[O]nly the speaker can call the House of Representatives back into session. If the speaker continues to say it’s the Democrats’ fault, that dog won’t hunt. You’re in charge. How in the world are you going to blame the victim for the crime? So, ultimately, it’s Speaker J

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