John Cornyn: “We need to pass a National Defense Authorization act bill…”

“So before we recess for Christmas, we must extend the farm bill, which you just heard from the ranking member, soon to be chairman of the Agriculture Committee, on that issue. 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 lights on. The US government runs out of money in 18 days. All of these are entirely preventable.” (01:12–01:20)

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