Reopen the government. That will happen. But let me tell you a huge piece that is a. An x Factor in this, which is Russ Vote, who is the head of omb, the Office of Management and Budget, works for the White House. He put out a memo a week ago that said if there is a government shutdown, we are going to lay off federal workers. We're not going to give them a furlough. This is, hold on. This is the brilliant game of chess that was early on. Preemptive warning, you do this and here's what we're going to do. (23:14–23:30)
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Asserts that Russ Vote issued a memo stating federal workers will be laid off if there is a government shutdown.
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