We're in session seven days a week and we have to remain here working on one thing, appropriations. The bill actually prevents us from moving to other topics until we finish the appropriation work. The goal is not an automatic cr. The goal is to finish appropriations. And if we haven't finished our constitutional responsibility of appropriations, we have to remain in session seven days a week until we finish appropriations work. (03:00–03:07)
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