But that's a strong statement saying that we want to avoid another shutdown. And I'm elated to know that without a doubt. I mean We've been through the two longest shutdowns of all American history. And, and that maybe at some time put me at odds with my party because it's always a bad thing to shut our government down and it shuts down parts of critical of our country and it also punishes a lot of these workers. (04:05–04:10)
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