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The Dr. Phil Podcast

Congress Has One Job, And It's Failing Miserably | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

US Congressmen and women get to cash their paychecks this week, while hundreds of thousands of Americans watch their savings dwindle, some not knowing where their next meal will come from. It's an absolute disgrace; it should be criminal. And it's about to get worse.

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0:00.0

There's a classic internet meme called, you have just one job.

0:06.3

Examples of people who had just one job and failed so miserably that it's hilarious.

0:12.9

Like the guy who put the fortune outside the fortune cookie.

0:16.7

The lawn guy who kept missing the same spot.

0:20.8

The city planner who put the bench under a water spout.

0:24.7

U.S. congressmen and women had one job, one job.

0:29.5

That's to keep the government running.

0:31.3

They, too, have failed miserably at.

0:35.4

Look, that's what we elected these people to do. They have a lot of jobs, but at least

0:40.8

keep the damn door open, keep the government running. The real story. There's nothing funny about

0:48.4

this at all. The contrary, it is an absolute disgrace. It should be criminal, and it's about to get worse. Look at the headlines.

0:58.8

The economy is in uncharted territory. Six ways the shutdown is about to get worse. Democrats

1:06.2

unflinching in shutdown strategy blaming Trump with millions at risk of losing food aid.

1:13.2

Let's take a look at this, okay?

1:14.7

Let's just start with the human toll.

1:17.2

And the reason that I'm so exercised about this, this is their one job.

1:22.4

And it's not like, oh, wait, there's a budget we have to get done?

1:26.2

This isn't something new. They know this is

1:28.9

coming. Let's start with a human toll. 1.4 million federal workers have not been paid in weeks

1:36.5

and have no idea when they'll be paid again. About half of those, 1.4 million, are furloughed. They're not

1:43.9

working and they're not getting paid.

1:46.5

The other half, deemed essential, are working, but also are not being paid. So who is being paid?

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