John Thune: “Federal workers who aren't getting paid. Everybody from air…”

“I mean, I don't view it that way through that lens, unfortunately. I think this is about real people who are being hurt every day by this government shutdown. Federal workers who aren't getting paid. Everybody from air traffic controllers to TSA agents to border patrol agents. you can go right down the list. And so that's, that's really what this is about. But if it is about politics, hopefully after next week maybe it gets a little bit easier.” (03:06–03:13)

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