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MCCASKILL: “On the other side, you have Cory Booker unfairly criticizing two strong Democrats that are doing everything they can in their power to fight Donald Trump. And, you know, Amy's right. There's a way to change a bill. And then there's a way to get in the opening segment of 'Morning Joe' and on the front page of 'The New York Times.' And Cory chose the latter, rather than the former. He knew if he did this it would be a viral moment and he would be associated with Democrats who are willing to fight. Meanwhile, this bill didn't impact funding, and there probably was not the leverage to do what Cory would like to do, which is defy Donald Trump, because we don't have the votes in the Senate. I mean we -- they just approved a judge that's totally unqualified. And you had a couple of guys who aren't even running for re-election who folded on Emil Bove. So, Cory knows we don't have the votes in the Senate to do what the base wants us to do. So the way he criticized his colleagues is really unusual kind of unheard of, and -- and frankly, to me, a little worrisome with what we have in front of us and the fights we have to -- the Democratic Party needs to wage next year in the midterms.”