The demands from Democrats in their counterproposal show that the government shutdown was never about health care, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday .

“I don’t think you can believe a thing that comes out of Chuck Schumer’s mouth. This whole thing about ‘this is about health care’ — you already know this, Matt. If it was about health care, why did they file a counter offer in writing in the Senate that is 68 pages long?” he asked, noting that Democrats demanded $1.5 trillion in additional spending.

Emmer noted that one and a half pages referenced the health care issue Democrats claim to be the basis of the shutdown.

“Fact of the matter is, it is the Affordable Care Act that has caused the problem,” he said, pointing out that Schu

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