You've already seen the impacts. Federal workers missed their first paycheck last Friday. ATC employees are going to miss their paycheck today if by the end of the week this isn't over. There are going to be 40 million Americans who are not going to have food assistance. And you add on top of that Head Start and telehealth, there are people who are getting their medical appointments canceled because of the shutdown. And, and it just, it needs to end. (00:42–00:47)
CLAIM
Asserts that 40 million Americans will lose food assistance due to the government shutdown.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
