Let's restore certainty and sanity, and then let's let the hard work of reforming our healthcare system in a way that lowers costs and empowers patients. We could patients and families. We could have been doing this for 39 days, by the way. But we can't until the government reopens. That's what leadership looks like. That's what government looks like. And governing. And that's what the American people deserve. Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor. (14:04–14:10)
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Asserts that certain actions have been delayed for 39 days due to the government shutdown.
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