[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of Joe Shuker, a 
Federal worker in my district.
  I met with Joe on Friday after he reached out, looking for help for 
his colleagues, TSA agents who have been working for 3 weeks without 
pay. Their jobs are stressful, and many of them live paycheck to 
paycheck. Now they have the added stress of struggling to pay 
mortgages, rent, childcare, or even to put food on the table. Many 
can't afford to get gas to get to their jobs.
  Joe has gone door to door to get people to donate food and diapers to 
meet the most basic needs of his coworkers and their families. He told 
me about a family with a 3-month-old baby. They can't afford baby 
formula--baby formula.
  This is unacceptable.
  Holding Federal workers hostage and shutting down our government is a 
failed tactic. The House has sent legislation to reopen the government 
to the Senate three times. We have done our job. The Senate needs to do 
its.

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