So that would be a common sense reform. There's been a lot of support, bipartisan on that one, but they still haven't enacted that. But also to relieve everybody, The vast majority of government, even in what they call government shutdown, doesn't shut down well over 90% continues on because it's viewed as essential. So Social Security checks will still be issued. You know, again, most of government stays open. I think one thing is that there's a government shutdown because it would be occurring under a Republican administration. (03:34–03:44)
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