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Rick Scott: “We cannot be shutting down government. It's not great for…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 07:12

Those are two bills that we should be able to pass. And then finally, if those don't work, we have to do a reconciliation. We cannot be shutting down government. It's not great for the economy. It's not great for the federal workers. It's stupid. Well, it's certainly not the way it's supposed to work, Senator. It's not the way the people. Oh, I mean, how does this get to the country? (07:12–07:18)

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Asserts that government shutdowns negatively impact the economy and federal workers.

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