Again, with this shutdown possibly lasting a long time, where are you concerned South Dakotans will fill this? I think it'll be a thousand little ways. I mean, listen, people still get their Social Security checks. The folks at Ellsworth will still be able to do their work [during the government shutdown]. The big issue will come when the paychecks don't arrive. But every day between now and then, you're going to have a thousand little things that people want to be able questions they want to get answered from their government. (00:48–00:52)
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Asserts that operations at Ellsworth Air Force Base will continue despite the government shutdown.
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