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Steve Scalise: “Our men and women in uniform at risk of losing their pay.”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 14 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 16:44

You're already starting to see flight delays, families trying to go visit a relative, maybe go see one of their family members get married, go on a family vacation. They're not able to do that because of Chuck Schumer's shutdown Our men and women in uniform at risk of losing their pay. And I will credit Donald Trump for a lot of things, but if you look, President Trump has not sat by and just waited for Chuck Schumer to get over his tantrum. (16:44–16:49)

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Asserts that military personnel are at risk of losing their pay due to the government shutdown.

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