Senator Schatz added, every moment that the government remains closed endangers our economy and American families across the country. Bottom line, the Democrats have acknowledged that a shutdown is not some political stunt. As they said, A government shutdown can threaten national security by, for example, disrupting military training and recruiting, disrupting ongoing work to modernize our nuclear forces, and creating uncertainty in our defense supply chains. That's hardly a model of peace through strength that Americans have demanded of their elected officials. But rather than listen to the American people, Sen. Schumer and the Democrats make their own absurd demands. (1:00:50–1:01:03)
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Asserts that a government shutdown can disrupt military and defense operations.
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