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Sean Duffy: “The Democrats haven't funded the government.”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy: Government shutdown has lasting effects even after it ends

Published | Video Starts at 04:08

Even, you know, President Trump kept Snap running for an additional month from October to the 1st of November. We're trying to minimize the consequence. But when a government shutdown happens, you don't have resources. The Democrats haven't funded the government. And the consequence of that is there's only limited tools that we have. And so I can't just pull money from nowhere without violating the law and air traffic controllers. (04:08–04:11)

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Asserts that Democrats have not funded the government.

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