U.S. Senator Kay Hagan was in Greensboro Thursday to meet with the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition.
While chatting up the crowd, Mayor Bill Bell of Durham asked what was going on with the possible government shutdown if federal legislators cannot reach an agreement to fund government operations.
Hagan said she has heard people who say, “Bring it on.” She disagrees.
“That is not what we need to happen,” she said.
Hagan noted that she recently found out that if the federal government shuts down, Congress will still get paid. She co-sponsored a bill to nix that perk.
