James Lankford: “She went more than 40 days without a paycheck.”

“During the last shutdown, she showed up to work every day and had no pay. She had to make decisions every week how to be able to put gas in her car, pay the electricity bill. She went more than 40 days without a paycheck. She didn't know how she was going to pay for her essential blood pressure medication. That happened because we didn't resolve our differences on time. That's both parties.” (01:05–01:08)

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