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The speaker underscores the exceptional nature of this shutdown, noting that previous long closures, such as those in 2018 and 1995, were partial, affecting only segments of the government. This time, however, all branches and functions of the federal government are impacted. He loudly asserts that it is the first time in American history that a party has shut down the government over a "totally clean, nonpartisan" continuing resolution—labeling it a "political stunt" that has inflicted profound costs on the American people.