Well, look, it's certainly vastly superior to shutting down the government of the United States. We've lived through some Donald Trump shutdowns before. We know what that means in terms of the effect on the federal workforce, on veterans, on people who need the government for Social Security, Medicare, the national parks and museums and so on.
Raskin discusses the importance of passing a bill to prevent a government shutdown and its positive impact on various groups reliant on government services.
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