This shutdown is making it harder for me to do the work that this is bipartisan work. Everybody wants this done. There's no one who disagrees with what we're trying to do here. But The shutdown is making it more difficult for me to accomplish those goals. And it's not just the government opens up and I'm able to put it all back together. (13:23–13:28)
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Asserts that the shutdown is complicating efforts to recruit and train air traffic controllers.
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