Ruben Gallego: “Supporting bills that would have paid government workers…”

“I would have kept negotiating and trying to find different ways to actually ease the pain that everyday Americans were feeling. Right. For example, Supporting bills that would have paid government workers, that would have paid air traffic control, that would pay out SNAP benefits. to make sure that there's a way for us to continue fighting while at the same time holding as many people harmless as possible. Again, none of this is easy.” (00:53–01:06)

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