[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              BE OUTRAGED

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Madam Speaker, I stand here today on behalf of 
southern Arizonans and all our Federal employees. I stand here as their 
public servant because I work for them. They have called, sent letters, 
and shown up in our offices, pleading for action. They are scared, and 
not because of immigration. They are scared they can't pay rent, and 
they are scared they might not be able to feed their children.
  To our constituents at home, I am sorry, but be outraged.
  It is outrageous that John from southern Arizona, a Customs and 
Border Patrol agent, is furloughed and worried about how he is going to 
keep the lights on.
  It is outrageous that Cochise County Community College students, many 
of whom are veterans, are worried they may not receive their financial 
aid.
  It is outrageous that over 900,000 Arizona participants in SNAP, 72 
percent of them with children, are in jeopardy of losing their 
nutrition assistance.
  Madam Speaker, the majority in this House has publicly stated our 
willingness to work with the President. We must reopen government. Be 
outraged, because I sure am.

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