00:00I am very, very happy to be able to say that we are coming to the end.
00:15I'm humbled by and grateful for your service.
00:20I know that the strain of these weeks has been immense.
00:23That you all have families, rent to meet, bills to pay, car and mortgage payments.
00:31And I'm grateful for all you have done to keep the Senate running.
00:36We are going to reopen government.
00:40We're going to ensure that federal employees, whether they were furloughed or laid off or forced to work without pay,
00:48will now receive compensation that they've earned and deserve.
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