We're very mindful of the clock. And the great irony here is the Democrats are the ones that are taking the time off that clock. We needed it. Remember, We passed the clean CR back on September 19, well in advance of this cliff, the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. And it was Republicans and Democrats, appropriators, the people in Congress who specialize in the government budgeting and funding, who came together and said, we need seven more weeks to finish our regular government funding process. (02:57–03:05)
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Asserts that a clean Continuing Resolution was passed on September 19, before the fiscal year ended on September 30.
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