[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   LET'S GET THE GOVERNMENT OPEN NOW

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, recently, I have heard many of my Democratic 
colleagues, and even more in the media, saying that our President has 
manufactured a crisis at the southern border and that there is no need 
for funding to secure it properly.
  Tell Ingrid Lake there is no crisis. Her 6-year-old boy, Lennox, 
sustained a life-altering injury as a result of an illegal alien's 
criminal behavior, and that individual had previously been deported 15 
times.
  Tell Officer Ronil Singh's family there is no crisis. Officer Singh 
was recently shot in cold blood by an illegal alien after a traffic 
stop.
  Last year alone, border security intercepted about 17,000 people with 
no criminal convictions at our border.
  Members, those who oppose our President at any cost, refuse to see 
the truth. But, to me, and I believe to all who objectively consider 
the circumstances, there is clearly a full-blown legitimate crisis. It 
is one we have been ignoring for far too long. An overwhelming majority 
of constituents calling my office in the last few days agree.
  Mr. Speaker, let's get this government open now, and let's authorize 
the money necessary to ensure the security of our people.

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