[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]




                      END THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. DEAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, a concerned constituent recently sent me 
this hand-written letter about President Trump's shutdown:
  ``As an air traffic controller . . . I want you to know how the 
partial government shutdown is affecting me. For the last 2 weeks, we 
have remained on the job, dedicated to the safety of every flight. But 
we don't know when we will receive our next paycheck. . . .
  ``I was putting my 7-year-old daughter to bed and I could tell 
something was bothering her. She had heard my wife and I . . . worrying 
about our next mortgage payment and the credit card bills. . . . My 
daughter looked me in the eye and told me she was scared and what would 
happen if we couldn't pay for our home and our bills.
  ``I have been teaching her the value of commitment and 
responsibility. I have showed her that by hard work and excellence you 
can make a good life for . . . your family. . . . My daughter should 
not have to worry about bills when we have valuable jobs and are doing 
our work.
  ``Please, Representative Dean, help me teach my daughter about 
commitment and responsibility and help end the government shutdown.''

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