And there is not an existing pot of money that could cover the air traffic controllers salaries right now. And so that is why we have to get the government reopened again. Every Republican has voted repeatedly to do that very thing, to pay everyone and make all this madness stop. And the Democrats have now voted 13 times to keep the government closed. With regard to your first question, there will be a measure on the Senate floor today that … (34:20–34:28)
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