[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   LET'S REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT TODAY

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, we are about to witness the 
longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Hundreds of thousands of 
Federal employees, many in my own district, are not certain when or if 
their next paycheck is coming, and for what? For what? For a border 
wall?
  Mr. Speaker, in San Diego, we know walls. We have a triple fence, and 
we know there are real concerns on the border. Let's work on solving 
those problems. Spending billions of dollars on a wall won't.
  In San Diego, we have the most modern port of entry in the country. 
It works well to catch drugs and stop criminals. If the President wants 
border security, well, that, that should be our focus.
  Paola Avila, of the San Diego Chamber said it best: ``Our border 
region is an opportunity zone, not a danger zone.''
  Let's take that opportunity and work to improve our border, not waste 
money on a wall. And let's not waste any more time. Federal employees 
want to get back to work.
  We have already passed legislation, bipartisan legislation, to end 
this shutdown. Let's reopen the government today.

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