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

Nobody wants to shut down the government.

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

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

There should be a law that you can't shut down the government - that you don't have that power.

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

I don't want the federal government to rush in and bail the out right away.

I don't bow down to the federal government.

We don't want the federal government to shut down. It is so inappropriate, and it is not respectful of the people that have sent us here to do our jobs.

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