John Cornyn: “The funding for the federal government runs out in 18 days.”

“We need to pass a National Defense Authorization act bill, something we've done 63 years in a row, and as I mentioned a moment ago, we need to keep The funding for the federal government runs out in 18 days. All of these are entirely preventable. And we find ourselves in this uncomfortable and embarrassing situation purely by design, starting with the farm bill.” (01:24–01:28)

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