Again, the President of the United States wanted to reopen the government. He was trying to work with Democrats in order to make that happen. But The longer [the shutdown] goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be. And, Maria, to be clear, some of these cuts are going to be painful. This is not a situation that we relish. This is not something that we're looking forward to. (09:32–09:48)
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Asserts that prolonged shutdown will lead to deeper job cuts.
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