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Tom Cole: “We've had a lot of people out there working without…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Tom Cole says Republicans "feel good about our prospects" as House vote to end shutdown nears

Published | Video Starts at 03:04

If we can't, then I would favor doing a continuing resolution for anything that remains and going on. But the real thing would be to get the bills done, give people some certainty. We've had a lot of people out there working without paychecks. That's pretty tough on a family. They got a mortgage to pay. They got a car payment. They've got to get food on the table. (03:04–03:08)

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Asserts that many people have been working without paychecks during the shutdown.

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