James Lankford: “I have a bill with bipartisan support to prevent government…”

“I don't want TSA workers and FAA and all the folks in our military to ever have to worry about their paycheck. That's not wise in the process. So what I have a bill with bipartisan support to prevent government shutdowns. be able to actually say if we get to a government shutdown time where government stays open, government workers are still paid, but members of Congress have to stay in session continuously seven days a week until we actually solve the budget issues.” (01:46–02:05)

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