We know 42 million people have been denied access to supplemental nutrition, some of the most vulnerable people in our country. And we know Federal government employees are not being paid, even though they are obviously working. I have not heard a single Senate Democrat saying, well, I'm going to withhold my pay during this shutdown, as those of us on this side of the aisle have done, including yours truly. (02:31–02:38)
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Asserts that federal government employees are working without pay during the shutdown.
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