Other than that, every single Democrat in the House voted keep the government shut, keep food stamps off, keep pay stopped, don't pay air traffic controllers, keep the delays, keep the cancellations, by the way, just on flights. The FAA said it was going to reduce flights 10%, but if the shutdown had continued, the FAA had already said it would phase into 20% or more. And virtually every Democrat in both chambers said, that sounds good by me. Let's keep this going. Let's keep the shutdown, I suppose, through Thanksgiving, through the busiest travel time of the year. (07:57–08:08)
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Asserts that the FAA planned to reduce flights by 10% and potentially 20% or more if the shutdown continued.
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