But let's not, you know, talk about a massive shutdown of, you know, one third of the government, which is really what the discretionary part of the whole CR is all about. You know, Pedro, it's one thing most people don't understand. Two thirds of the federal government is already fully appropriated. It's mandatory spending. It is going to be spent regardless of what happens, whether we pass a CI or not. (06:21–06:26)
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