It costs money to actually do a shutdown and you lose that money long term and their productivity. So pretty straightforward idea on this. And that is If we get to another moment where we get to a shutdown automatically, what's called a continuing resolution kicks in that keeps government funded at the same level that it was the previous year. But members of Congress, we are in session seven days a week. You can't move to a topic other than appropriations. (03:44–03:55)
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