[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        NO WAY TO RUN A COUNTRY

  (Mrs. LEE of Nevada asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the people of 
Nevada's Third District, I rise today to say it is time to end the 
shutdown.
  This weekend, I had the opportunity to meet with Federal workers in 
my district who are dealing with the very real consequences of this 
unnecessary shutdown.
  One employee is now driving for Uber. Another one has been forced to 
sign up for food stamps at the age of 51.
  A high-tech employer in Nevada who employs Federal contractors is 
dealing with his third Federal Government shutdown in 12 months. His 
highly skilled employees are sick and tired of the uncertainty and 
missed paychecks. If this shutdown persists, he will lose employees, 
which will not only hurt his company, but our overall economy as well.
  Madam Speaker, this is no way to run a country. The government should 
never be shut down over a single policy, any policy.

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