I said, assuming the House is able to get this done, do you want to sign this tomorrow morning? He said, no, I want to sign it tonight. Because The only way to get the people's government turned back on as quickly as possible was to sign the bill as quickly as possible. But, you know, it goes to show, the entire time, the president, the entire administration, we were focused on getting the government turned back on, getting critical services actually funded so the government could function for the American people. (05:26–05:33)
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