What happened? Millions of American families went without food on their table. You had millions of Americans stranded in airports, their flights canceled and delayed. You had Troops and federal employees [were] wondering where their next paycheck would come from [due to the shutdown]. The Democrats openly admitted. They openly admitted, many of them said it in their own words, that they used the American people as leverage in this political game. (00:16–00:19)
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Asserts that the government shutdown caused uncertainty about paychecks for troops and federal employees.
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