[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. FRANKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. FRANKEL. Madam Speaker, I stand with millions of Americans who 
say it is time to end this irresponsible and cruel Trump shutdown.
  In Florida, where our borders are surrounded by water, we rely on men 
and women like Coast Guard Petty Officer Seth to keep us safe. Now, 
like 800,000 other government workers, our Coast Guard is not getting 
paid, and that leaves Officer Seth and his wife, Beth, and their two 
sons at home worried about money for food, for diapers, for paying 
their mortgage, for getting their gas.
  Now, lawmakers, we can debate about what is needed for a secure 
border, but innocent people who show up to work every day to serve the 
public should not be held hostage by the political whim of a President.

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