Republican erupts at Democrat during shutdown hearing: 'My people aren't getting paid thanks to you'
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole and Rep. Jim McGovern clashed during a heated hearing over government shutdown legislation and Obamacare subsidies.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"This is the stuff you said you would never do. ‘We would never shut down the government. We would never do this.' That's exactly what you've done," House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said a short while later. "You're putting thousands of people out of work." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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