James Lankford: “Since 2019, [Maggie Hassan] and I have worked across the…”

“My friend, Maggie Hassan, Democratic senator from New Hampshire, she and I sat down and said, we got to figure out how to get out of this. This is a cycle that's continuing. And Since 2019, [Maggie Hassan] and I have worked across the aisle to convince our colleagues there is a way to prevent future government shutdowns. that would hold Congress accountable, but the American people and federal workers would not feel the effect of it. And it's a very simple, straightforward idea that we've worked on now since 2019.” (01:39–01:49)

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