On Senate business. The Senate comes back into session with a lot of work left to do before the end of the year. First, We need to make sure the government is funded beyond the December 20 deadline. Otherwise, we'll have a shutdown right before Christmas, something no sane person could possibly want for the country. As always, it will take Republican cooperation to fund the government and avoid a Christmas time shutdown. (02:48–02:54)
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Asserts the necessity to fund the government beyond December 20 to avoid a shutdown.
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