Maybe those members should have spent the weekend talking to the thousands of TSA agents who are going to be forced to work without pay. Or the 53,000 women and children in Nevada [will have] vital nutrition assistance [put] in jeopardy [due to a government shutdown]. Or maybe the 200,000 Nevada veterans whose VA claims processing and wait times will grow. Or the tens of thousands of Nevadans whose Medicare and Social Security inquiries will be put on hold. (00:42–00:47)
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Asserts that a government shutdown will jeopardize nutrition assistance for 53,000 women and children in Nevada.
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