If you were the president and you were at these loggerheads with Congress and the government was shut down, how would you end this moment? Well, first of all, We have 800,000 people who did not get a paycheck. There are families all across America right now that are worried about not making their rent, not paying their mortgage, not having the money to heat their home or buy food for their kids or buy their prescription medicine. (05:00–05:04)
CLAIM
Asserts that 800,000 people missed a paycheck due to the government shutdown.
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