And the senator from New Mexico is absolutely right. SNAP recipients shouldn't go without food. People should be getting paid in this country. And We tried to do that 13 times and you voted no. 13 times. This isn't a political game. These are real people's lives that we're talking about. And you all have just figured out 29 days in that, oh, there might be some consequences. (00:20–00:23)
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Asserts that attempts were made 13 times to address issues related to the shutdown, but were voted down.
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