Panetta: Shutdown is 'punishing innocent people'
Clip: 1/9/2019 | 7m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Panetta: Shutdown is 'punishing innocent people'
The ongoing government shutdown is not the first time a political stalemate has caused federal agencies to close and workers to go without paychecks. Leon Panetta, who was White House chief of staff during a shutdown under President Clinton, tells Judy Woodruff why reopening the government is the top priority and that there's "no excuse" for failing to do so, plus how Democrats can negotiate.
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Panetta: Shutdown is 'punishing innocent people'
Clip: 1/9/2019 | 7m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
The ongoing government shutdown is not the first time a political stalemate has caused federal agencies to close and workers to go without paychecks. Leon Panetta, who was White House chief of staff during a shutdown under President Clinton, tells Judy Woodruff why reopening the government is the top priority and that there's "no excuse" for failing to do so, plus how Democrats can negotiate.
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