I mean, where things stand now as you're experiencing this, what's your prediction? Well, the Last shutdown was 35 days. That was the longest shutdown in American history. Now Speaker Johnson has given a week off to his Republican members of Congress. So they are not even here. We, the Democrats are here in Washington, D.C. ready to strike a deal, ready to make this work. But the Republicans will not come back until October 7th. (02:34–02:44)
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