I hope that spirit can guide us the rest of this Congress because I still have much I want to do in the coming year, not least of which is keeping the government open. To do that, we must send all our appropriations bills to the President in a bipartisan, timely fashion. There are many people I intend to thank in the coming months, but there are few I will recognize now. First, to my family, which has borne much of the burden of my service. (07:00–07:09)
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Asserts that sending appropriations bills to the President in a bipartisan and timely manner is necessary to keep the government open.
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