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Ruben Gallego: “If we shut down the government, those plows don't go out…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Ruben Gallego: Politics & Eggs 09/22/25

Published | Video Starts at 38:51

So when snowstorms hit and there's no plows, people just hunker down. But they're not hunkering down. They could just walk to the next neighbor, they're hunkering down. If we shut down the government, those plows don't go out, water doesn't move. all these kind of things. It, it makes a big, big difference. But we have to figure out how to keep it open while at the same time not being held hostage to this crazy process the Republicans are setting up. (38:51–38:57)

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Asserts the impact of a government shutdown on essential services like snow plowing and water movement.

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