Yes, well, millennials are the best, but we won't get there. We'll get whatever. Fine. Every year, Congress has to pass a budget to fund the government. That budget ran out on October 1, and Congressional Republicans and Donald Trump had not passed and signed into a budget by that time. And when the money runs out, programs grind to a halt. That means we went into a shutdown. Now, shutdowns have real and widespread consequences for both federal workers and our constituents. (00:49–00:55)
CLAIM
Asserts that Republicans and Trump did not pass and sign a budget by October 1.
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