But I thought even though the CR was a terrible, terrible bill and would allow within the cr, the administration to move things around, I thought a shutdown was so much worse, 20 times worse. And let me explain why, so people understand, Under a shutdown, the executive branch has absolute power to determine what is, quote, essential. right? They have the sole power. Court rulings have said the courts have no say. Now, under normal time, if it was a shutdown, okay, it'd be a Republican government. (01:00–01:08)
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Asserts that during a government shutdown, the executive branch has sole authority to define essential services.
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