CNBC Squawk Box host Joe Kernen went to town grilling Sen. Peter Welch over his continued blocking of a GOP-championed bill to end the government shutdown.
CNBC host pummels Dem Sen. Welch for blocking gov’t shutdown fix: ‘This is extortion’
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October 29, 2025
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