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I don't think it's wise to shut down the government.

I don't want to shut down the government.

I don't want a government shutdown. I don't think anyone does.

Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.

I do not believe we should shut down the federal government.

Nobody wants to shut down the government.

A government shutdown is inexcusable.

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.

We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.

There's no time, place, or purpose of a government shutdown or default.