That's why I think we should get it done. Get it done and over with. Well, we should also get it done, Larry, because it's time to do it, because It's the basic function of government [to get the shutdown done]. You're right. It's a distraction. It's also becoming a disaster and it runs the risk of creating real disasters if nowhere else, certainly in, in the skies of America. (00:31–00:37)
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