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Sean Duffy: “The law doesn't allow me to say the Congress hasn't funded…”

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

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Sean Duffy Holds Press Briefing As Shutdown Ties Record, Continues To Disrupt Air Travel

Published | Video Starts at 21:40

Right. We've, we've, we've tried to pull every dollar we can for different programs that are legally where we're legally allowed to pull and fund. But the truth is The law doesn't allow me to say the Congress hasn't funded the government. I can just go find money and pay air traffic controllers. I'm just going to do that. That's not the way our Constitution works and our government works. And so the easy answer is have a vote Democrat. (21:40–21:47)

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Asserts that the law prevents reallocating funds to pay air traffic controllers during a government shutdown.

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