[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          COAST GUARD SHUTDOWN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Schrader) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with some very, very sad 
news. On Tuesday night, the Mary B II, a crab boat out of Newport, 
Oregon, capsized while crossing the Yaquina Bay bar.
  Members of the U.S. Coast Guard responded heroically to assist the 
boat, battling seas that were 12 to 14 feet in height. Unfortunately, 
the crew of three died.
  It was actually to be Josh Porter's last trip on that boat. He had a 
different job.

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  Mr. Speaker, I want to convey my deepest condolences to the crews, 
the family, the friends, and, frankly, the community for their immense 
loss. The tragedy illustrates the courageous and perilous work that our 
Coast Guard members perform daily and how vital their services are for 
these communities.
  I am proud to lend my support to legislative efforts that make sure 
these men and women actually receive their pay for this dangerous work 
that they perform on our behalf.
  As we enter almost 3 weeks under a partial shutdown of the 
government, I know, for many of our valuable public servants, their 
resources are stretched thin. They will start missing paychecks because 
of the failures of the Federal Government. They continue to admirably 
serve throughout this shutdown, and we must ensure they don't suffer 
because of our failures.
  Mr. Speaker, I implore the President and Congress to take up the 
bills the Senate and House have passed and reopen the United States 
Government.

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