[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H10114-H10115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           SHUTDOWN, SHOWDOWN

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, in 9 days, we are going to face another 
government shutdown.
  The American people want a responsible Federal Government that works 
for them, but yesterday President

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Trump said that he will be proud to shut down the government. The 
President believes that his idea for an ineffective, $70 billion, 
1,000-mile long border wall is more important than keeping the 
government open for business.
  Our constituents are sick of this stuff. The President told them that 
Mexico would pay for the wall, and now he is threatening to close the 
government if he doesn't get what he wants. This is exactly why our 
constituents voted to put Democrats in control of Congress last month. 
They don't want their hard-earned money wasted on an expensive, 
ineffective border wall.
  We should listen to them. Democrats and Republicans need to come 
together and work together to meet their needs, not President Trump's.
  While the President throws another Twitter tantrum, let's keep the 
government open and work on solutions for the real challenges facing 
our constituents: good-paying jobs, lower healthcare costs, and ending 
the corruption in Washington. That is what Democrats are committed to 
doing.
  It is time for Republicans to stand up to this President and work 
with Democrats for the benefit of the American people.

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