… know, all the things that the government does for the American people are suspended right now. Half the civilian workforce is, is on furlough. And we're in dire straits. And Every week of a shutdown, we surrender $15 billion in gross domestic product. I mean, this is real cost for real people. They're playing political games. And it absolutely has to end. Has to end. Mr. Speaker, we're going to have Senator Kelly on a little bit later. (01:28–01:35)
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Asserts that the government shutdown costs $15 billion in GDP weekly.
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