One of the things that this shutdown I think impressed upon me in my first few weeks in Congress is that when we fail to provide that kind of leadership in Congress, that is one of the embarrassing things about it is people like you have to step up and fill that leadership gap.
Golden reflects on the leadership gap during the government shutdown.
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