A shutdown. In search of a rationale, my suggestion is to our friends across the aisle that they need to look in the mirror and listen to their own people. The American Federation of Government Employees, or afge, the largest union that represents federal government employees, called on Congress to, quote, reopen the government immediately under a clean continuing resolution. that allows continued debate on larger issues. Close quote. That's exactly what we've asked for, time after time after time, but to no avail. (01:11–01:28)
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