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On the recordDecember 3, 2019
the last shutdown that we had lasted for 35 days. It was only a partial shutdown but it still cost the economy billions of dollars.
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Jennifer Wexton
Democratic · Virginia

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Wexton discusses the economic impact of government shutdowns on Americans.

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