James Lankford: “If we get to the end of a fiscal year, appropriations are…”

“But that doesn't fix the problem for the federal workers. They're still not getting paid. On it. So the push now is that I'm pushing with Maggie Hassan is to say If we get to the end of a fiscal year, appropriations are not done automatically. A continuing resolution kicks in. that pays federal workers, keeps programs going, but Congress stays in session seven days a week, and we can't do anything else other than appropriations.” (03:35–03:42)

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