Family Research Council President Tony Perkins opened up the annual Values Voters Summit in Washington with a joke, saying the government is not shutdown, it is slowed down.
Mr. Perkins likened the shutdown to being stuck in a perpetual TSA line at airports.
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“Nobody seems to be moving, but you still have to empty your pockets,” Mr. Perkins said, eliciting applause and laughter from those gathered here for the summit.
The conference features a number of political conservative faces, including Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
