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Ben Cardin: “You know, we do not have the Federal workers who usually come in here and have lunch. I do not know how much longer we…”

On the recordOctober 14, 2013
You know, we do not have the Federal workers who usually come in here and have lunch. I do not know how much longer we can deal with our current situation with the government shutdown.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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A restaurant owner describes the adverse effects of the shutdown on his business.

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