Now, some of the agencies may have to put on hold some of their operations. If that were to occur, by the way, it shouldn't occur. I mean, The House passed an increase in the debt ceiling and is actually quite modest in terms of what they asked in return. I was working with the House conservatives. They wanted a whole lot more and I thought they were justified in asking for a whole lot more, returning to a spending baseline closer to pre pandemic as opposed to fiscal year 2022. (15:35–15:43)
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