There are lots of things Ron Johnson has advocated for, the Shutdown Fairness act, which says that, number one, when there's a shutdown, all essential workers will be paid. Number two, There's another bill that says we won't have shutdowns and in the case that you don't have funding, you will continue at the prior levels or maybe you'll ratchet down slightly. My point, look, when I stood up to my colleagues and I said, listen, I am not today advocating for any one particular policy. And I told them the story. (17:18–17:27)
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