[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      DON'T SHUT DOWN OUR SECURITY

  (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because time is running out 
for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to act responsibly 
when it comes to our Nation's security. In 17 days, the money for our 
Homeland Security programs will be gone.
  My Democratic colleagues and I are sending a very clear message to 
Speaker Boehner and the Republican majority. Don't shut down our 
security. It is as simple as that. Don't shut down our security.
  Don't shut down the very agency that is trusted to protect the 
American people from threats of every kind. Don't hold our Homeland 
Security programs hostage until you get your way in deporting parents 
and families.
  Don't put politics before people. That is exactly what they are 
doing. Seventeen days, there is no more time for these kinds of games.
  At that point, thousands of vital workers will either be forced to 
work without pay or sent home, leaving their important jobs undone 
during a dangerous time in our world.
  They are putting politics before people. They are putting politics 
before the safety of our country. Don't shut down our security. Don't 
shut down our security.

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