There are 14,000 air traffic controllers that are going into work and they're not getting paid. And this is wrong. And we're ending up saying we're seeing delays. Houston Hobby Airport last night had a ground stop because of a shortage of air traffic controllers. And these problems will only get worse. And major, I got to say, the Democrats are really cynical about this. One Democrat senior aide told Politico that the shutdown will continue, quote, until planes start falling from the sky. (00:46–00:53)
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