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Laura Gillen: “A government shutdown works incredible hardships on a number…”

Featuring: Laura Gillen, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 4

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NY-04 Candidate Laura Gillen

Published | Video Starts at 20:31

No, I just mean legally, if the Constitution says you can't not pay your bills, I don't care what law somebody passes to say, we're not gonna do this, we're not gonna do, you have to do that. Well, A government shutdown works incredible hardships on a number of people. You know, I have a friend who works for the federal government, and the last time we were going through this, just a couple months ago, she was very concerned about how it was going to impact her family. (20:31–20:41)

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Asserts that government shutdowns cause significant hardships for many people.

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