And look up front, from a former seal, a shutdown is a really bad idea and it's always executed poorly because you know what it does is it hurts people that just don't deserve to get hurt. You know, people work, Federal employees are out there, they're working, they're doing their job, they're not getting paid. And there's one thing from a SEAL commander's point of view that I've always learned is you don't mess with the sailor's pay because when you do, you mess with the sailors families pay. (00:44–00:49)
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