‘We’re Finished!’ CNBC’s Joe Kernen Shuts Down Fiery Interview With Senate Democrat

‘We’re Finished!’ CNBC’s Joe Kernen Shuts Down Fiery Interview With Senate Democrat
CNBC’s Squawk Box host Joe Kernen shut down a fiery interview with Senator Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) Monday after the pair sparred for over the ongoing government shutdown and Democratic demands to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The conversation began with Kernen questioning competing Senate proposals, but was quickly derailed when Gallego accused Republicans of “refus[ing] to hear” a clean bill to pay federal workers during the shutdown.

“Instead of debating it and actually putting it to a vote, [Republicans] stopped it altogether,” the Democrat said. “And our bill was actually very clean and simple, which is: give everybody, every employee that’s a government employee right now that is not being paid, pay while we work this out.”