John Cornyn: “This will have a particularly serious impact on our military…”

“This is extraordinarily unfair to these government employees who, through no fault of their own, are being denied the pay that they have earned. Now, This will have a particularly serious impact on our military and Department of Homeland Security personnel. many of whom have been designated as accepted or we used to say some were essential employees, but they have to stay on the job, in other words.” (05:02–05:09)

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