Well, importantly, when I was in Congress, when I entered Congress, I entered during the longest government shutdown in history. And two weeks into my time in Congress, I went to the White House. I sat down in the Situation Room with a group of Democrats and Republicans and President Trump, urging him to come to the table, urging him to make a deal. And that is how we started the path towards ending the government shutdown. With leadership from the president, the current lieutenant governor of Virginia has stood up for Virginia workers. (48:12–48:23)
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Asserts that Abigail Spanberger met with President Trump and others in the Situation Room to urge a deal during the government shutdown.
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