[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1619]
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                           Government Funding

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, for my colleagues who are 
protectionists, I think that when it comes to the issue of trade, we 
need less of Peter Navarro and more of Adam Smith. I think the 
certainty that comes with trade policy will benefit our economy the 
most.
  Hopefully, we don't have a government shutdown this week. I want my 
colleagues to remember that it costs money to shut down the government. 
It costs money to open the government up. There is even some money 
being wasted this week as bureaucrats plan for a possible shutdown.
  The government is supposed to be a service to the American people, 
and you can't serve the American people if government is not 
functioning.