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Kaine says vote to end shutdown will 'change the equation'

Episode 314 | 5m 43s

The vote to end the government shutdown has divided Senate Democrats. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is one of the eight who voted to end the stalemate. He joined Geoff Bennett to explain his vote to end the shutdown.

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