That could backfire on the momentum you guys have. So the question is about the executive and the White House and what they're doing in this situation. Everybody needs to understand how this works. When Congress decides to turn off the lights to shut the government down, it shifts the authority to the executive branch. That's how the process works. The person who has decided to put the White House in that situation is Chuck Schumer, who leads the Democrats. (26:31–26:38)
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Asserts that a government shutdown shifts authority to the executive branch.
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