Ted Cruz: “Typically 82 to 83% of the government keeps humming along…”

“So last night it expired because the Democrats blocked and filibustered funding for the government. The government shut down at 12:01am this morning. Now, government shutdown is a little bit of a misnomer because Typically 82 to 83% of the government keeps humming along [during a shutdown]. So everything that is deemed essential continues to operate. So the military, our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, they continue to defend this nation and keep us safe.” (07:14–07:23)

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