That's what Senator Johnson is trying to do. Now, we all agree, Democrats and Republicans, that this is not fair to federal workers. People who are in the military, who are air traffic controllers, who are essential, who are furloughed. It's not fair to them. We all agree what Senator Johnson is doing is finding a way that we can be together on a bipartisan basis, excuse the federal workers from this mess, let them be paid, and let us go on with our absurd partisan political dysfunction. (02:52–03:02)
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Asserts that it is unfair to essential and furloughed workers, including military and air traffic controllers, to be affected by the shutdown.
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