Longtime Democrat Rahm Emanuel had tough words today for congressional Republicans he contended have created the federal government shutdown by allowing a minority in their party to "Hold the country hostage." "I'm so happy I left that city, and I think there are some people in that city who would like to follow suit," said Emanuel, a former congressman and Obama's first White House chief of staff, when asked about the shutdown. Emanuel then went on to blame the Congressional stalemate on Republican leaders, whose decisions he said were "Wrong for the people, children, seniors and wrong for the economy." "It's time for the Republican leaders in Congress to step up, provide leadership and tell a small minority in their party to stop trying to hold the country hostage to their ideology. It's wrong first of all, but that said, the country should not be put at risk to try to fulfill what they're trying to do," Emanuel said.
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