James Lankford: “I think government shutdowns are dumb. They actually hurt…”

“It basically says in the event of another shutdown, Congress would be forced to find a solution. Explain to us how this works. Yeah, pretty simple. I think government shutdowns are dumb. They actually hurt federal workers every single time. They also waste a lot of taxpayer dollars. It costs money to actually do a shutdown and you lose that money long term and their productivity. So pretty straightforward idea on this.” (03:30–03:37)

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