[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 15 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DACA
(Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I said, at this podium, that the
resolution to the Schumer shutdown is simple: Senate Democrats need to
vote ``yes'' on the short-term funding bill, and the government
reopens, paychecks get processed for our troops, and the Children's
Health Insurance Program is up and running. It is that simple.
Understand this: the Senate Democrats chose to shut down the
government because they have more interest in creating a false deadline
to address the DACA issues. The fact is the legislative process is
already underway to address DACA.
I'm cosponsoring the Securing America's Future Act which not only
addresses DACA but actually takes measures to make sure we actually
solve the problem in the long term, including securing our borders,
which is a big part of addressing the heroin crisis we have in our
country.
Let's end the Schumer shutdown, reopen the government, and continue
our work to address the critical issues facing our country.
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