claim: "i've always voted for keeping the government open. i’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government."
author: kevin cramer
evidence_1: 6 days ago ... ... to end the government shutdown stalled and congressional democrats and  republicans spent the day casting votes aimed more at political ...
evidence_2: "i've always voted for keeping the government open. i've never cast a vote to shut  down the government." — politifact national on monday, august 6th, 2018.
evidence_3: dec 20, 2018 ... the bill, which the house approved by a vote of 217-185, now heads back to the  ... “i've made my position very clear: any measure that funds the government ... “ we want to keep the government open, but we also want to see an ... have said  that the enthusiasm was greater than they have ever seen before.
evidence_4: jan 22, 2018 ... trump signs funding bill, bringing shutdown to an end ... the house followed  suit, and the government is expected to reopen on tuesday. ... but the real hurdle  was the procedural vote earlier in the day requiring at least 60 votes. ... "as i've  always said, once the government is funded, my administration ...
evidence_5: dec 20, 2018 ... hoping to avert a government shutdown, house republicans on ... votes and a  few republican votes, sending it to the president's desk. ... "i've made my position  very clear: any measure that funds the ... "we're going to go back and work on  adding border security to this also keeping the government open ...