“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) explained his plan to use a government shutdown as a bargaining chip against President Barack Obama to a room full of wealthy conservatives two months ago, according to audio obtained by The Nation magazine.

“So in the House and Senate, we own the budget. So what does that mean? That means that we can pass the spending bill. And I assure you that in the spending bill, we will be pushing back against this bureaucracy by doing what’s called placing riders in the bill. No money can be spent to do this or to do that. We’re going to go after them on health care, on financial services, on the Environmental Protection Agency, across the board. … All across the federal government, we’re going to go after it,” McConnell said at a private summit hosted by the Koch Brothers.”* The Young Turks hosts Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies), and Jasmyne Cannick (Political Commentator) break it down.

*Read more here from Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/mitch-mcconnell-audio-government-shutdown