James Lankford: “We lost $85 billion during [the government] Shutdown.”

“There's a lot of complexity. There should be a lot of eyes on it and provide some sunshine. The biggest waste area we had was actually last year in the Shutdown. We lost $85 billion during [the government] Shutdown. that time period. A lot of people say shutdowns don't affect anything. Yes, they do. We lose a significant amount of federal tax dollars during that kind of experience.” (09:31–09:32)

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