Everybody, Tim Kaine here in my Senate office in the Russell Building. It's the 21st of October. We still do not have a prompt path forward on government funding because There's a missing ingredient [in government funding negotiations], and that missing ingredient is the President. When we've avoided shutdowns in the past as we approach deadlines, it's been because the President has been willing to call together legislative leaders and say let's find a deal. (00:11–00:14)
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Asserts that the President's involvement is crucial for government funding negotiations.
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