[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SHUTDOWN AFFECTING FEDERAL WORKERS

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today for our veterans 
and government employees out of work due to the Trump shutdown. On day 
one, House Democrats took steps to restore certainty to people's lives 
by passing a complete funding package to reopen the government.
  Now we are preparing further action to reopen government, so that we 
can meet the needs of the American people, protect our borders, and 
respect our workers.
  In fact, one of my constituents who works for the IRS and specializes 
in helping hurricane victims told me that he and his wife, who is also 
a Federal employee, both are affected by the shutdown, and they cannot 
pay this month's mortgage and their other bills.
  Madam Speaker, he worked 12 hours a day in the aftermath of Hurricane 
Michael. He was there for the people of Georgia. It is past time we 
reopen the government and be there for our Federal workers.

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