They require certain government employees such as border patrol agents, members of our military and Coast Guard TSA screeners and air traffic controllers, among others, to report to work with no certainty on when they will next receive their paycheck. Shutdowns put critical investments in our national defense on hold. Training exercises would be limited which could hurt our nation's readiness. New programs would be paused, delaying new capabilities from getting to our war fighters under a shutdown. (05:51–05:57)
CLAIM
Asserts that government shutdowns delay critical national defense investments.
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