There's no political advantage to having our government shut. So I'm also a member of the Appropriations Committee, and I have to say, after many years of state stagnant, we've We passed bills out of committee, including my bill to fund the departments of Health, Education and Labor. It is historically a very challenging bill to pass, but we passed it out of committee with bipartisan support. It's waiting here to be brought up to the floor. (12:38–12:50)
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