You know, this is the safety of the American people. You're talking about Border Patrol agents not getting paid, TSA agents not getting paid. You know, you've got programs like, you know, Support food assistance for women and children is being affected by [the shutdown]. this. At some point, this is going to start having real consequences. And so the administration is having to make decisions right now about how to move money around, which agencies and departments to prioritize in all this. (05:58–06:04)
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Asserts that food assistance programs are impacted by the government shutdown.
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