Or the 53,000 women and children in Nevada whose vital nutrition assistance will be put in jeopardy. Or maybe the 200,000 Nevada veterans whose VA claims processing and wait times will grow. Or the Tens of thousands of Nevadans [will have their] Medicare and Social Security inquiries [put] on hold [due to a government shutdown]. But most importantly, maybe they should have listened to the thousands of hospitality workers, small businesses who make Las Vegas the magical place that it is and whose livelihoods will be put at risk by a shutdown. (00:58–01:01)
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Asserts that a government shutdown will delay Medicare and Social Security inquiries for tens of thousands of Nevadans.
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