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Kelly Armstrong: “Shutdowns are expensive and they're stupid.”

Featuring: Kelly Armstrong, Republican | Governor of North Dakota

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Governor Kelly Armstrong

Published | Video Starts at 04:07

And I think I might be paraphrasing or a Direct statement from you, but we hear we are still in a shutdown. I said Shutdowns are expensive and they're stupid. My direct. Okay, well, you're right. Both, you know, sides of that coin there. But it's still ongoing and, you know, we're looking at a deadline here in a couple of days. (04:07–04:10)

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Asserts that government shutdowns are costly and unnecessary.

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