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According to the speaker, Democrats are almost unanimously opposing measures to end the shutdown, which they describe as irrational given the circumstances. The speaker condemns their stance as driven by a desire to continue funding questionable programs — specifically implying that Democrats want to allocate money to prisoners, drug dealers, and illegal immigrants, especially in light of the open border policies under President Biden. The argument suggests that such spending priorities are unacceptable and that only Republicans would oppose efforts to curb these expenditures.