[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   IMPACT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring my people's voice 
into this Chamber. They are going through day 25 of an unnecessary 
government shutdown. They are begging their landlords not to evict them 
because HUD funding is suspended.
  Our neighbors at home who live among the biggest corporate polluters 
are wondering, without EPA inspectors on duty, if they are breathing in 
more toxins than permitted under the law.
  Madam Speaker, when did it become okay to use people as pawns, to 
jeopardize the well-being and way of life of our residents back home?
  I urge the leadership in the Senate to put people first. Majority 
Leader McConnell works for the American people, not the President. We 
don't need the President's support.
  So, please, Senators, pass the bills you supported before, and let's 
get our government up and running again for our families.

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