John Barrasso: “It costs a lot of money to shut down the government, and it…”

“I've been traveling around the state of Wyoming talking to people. People. People here know that we're better off if the government is open. It costs a lot of money to shut down the government, and it costs even more money to open the government again. We need government services for the people. Our national parks in Wyoming are concerned. Our senior citizens are concerned. All these folks are concerned.” (02:49–02:56)

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