But what I'm trying to do is keep the government open so that we can readjust those things. And as I gave you the long background yesterday, the summary of how we got to where we are, The appropriations process is working again and we're going to be able to reprioritize federal spending. but we have to allow the time for that to continue. And we need seven more weeks. But every day that they keep the government open, it gives us less time to finish the job. (16:17–16:23)
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