government that s tie rannicly forcing people to get a vaccine they don t want to get. the new york times reported ronald marshal of kansas is willing to ride out the shutdown. quote, think the folks back home want to know how hard we re fighting for them. that the jobs back home are as important as keeping the government open. he wrote to misch mcconnelled on wednesday, asking him to use all procedural tools at your disposal. despite the pressure, both leaders say a shutdown is simply not an option. we won t shut down. i think we ll get there. nobody should be concerned about a government shutdown. let me be clear again, if a handful of senate republicans choose obstruction, there will be a republican manufactured shutdown caused by republican dysfunction once again in their