But we shouldn't have that word cuts off funding to TSA agents or cuts off funding to the Coast Guard. We need to have the fight internally. So I have a bill called Preventing Government Shutdowns, and it forces members of Congress, House and Senate to be in session seven days a week. If there's ever a government shutdown, it locks us in the room. It's kind of the equivalent of if you don't finish your work in class, you got to stay after class. (03:18–03:26)
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