These people have been on vacation for three consecutive weeks, in fact, going back to the end of July because of decisions made by House Republican leadership. The Congress has only worked for about 15 days. That's extraordinary. And then Republicans and Donald Trump shut the government down and they're forcing hard working federal civil servants to work without pay or to be furloughed. Like Republicans are not serious about solving problems for the American people. They're creating problems. (38:18–38:27)
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Asserts that Republicans and Trump caused a government shutdown affecting federal workers.
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