Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) is acknowledging the portion of his party’s base who were angered that Democrat Senators caved to Republicans by reopening the government, saying Democrats needed “fighters.”

Speaking to Fox News at the Capitol in Washington, DC, Figures said he believes the base is “rightfully disappointed,” the outlet reported Saturday.

“At the end of the day, we took on this fight for more than 40 days to make healthcare more affordable, being one of the primary goals that we had in this fight and to see us give in now at the end of the [ sic ],” he continued, “is something that’s incredibly frustrating, incredibly disappointing for myself included.”

He added that his party needs leaders who will step up to the plate:

We had a moment right now where we needed fighters

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