Does that play a role at all with keeping the government open? It shouldn't. Again, if we focus on the areas of agreement and again, I've been arguing for quite some time that Most of us agree that we don't want government shutdowns. So we ought to be able to figure out a way not to shut it down. When I was chairman of the Pullman City of Governmental Affairs, I passed a bill, the James Lankford, Maggie Hasson Bill Preventing Government Shutdown Act. (03:15–03:19)
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