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Speaker 2: The result and we have the shutdown.

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Speaker 1: So Greg Lansman is here, our representative, and what are

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Speaker 2: Exactly? Landsman? Right now you're not doing anything.

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Speaker 3: What I mean, I'm trying. I'm negotiating. We're trying to

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Speaker 1: Okay, So Democrats, you guys, you forced the government shutdown

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you work two or three jobs and it's part time.

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Speaker 1: My point is, Greg, it doesn't okay, you're just taking

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Speaker 1: what the percentage is, but a percentage your income goes

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Speaker 4: That doesn't make any sense to me. Zero.

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Speaker 1: Well, well here's what and and I think, okay, it

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Speaker 2: Looks like we've got a deal.

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Speaker 1: So anyway, he is a representative, Greg Lance, Can you

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Speaker 1: All right, Well, hey man, I appreciated friend, thanks again

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Speaker 1: be well, appreciate it as always. Although we disagreed somewhat there,

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