[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E70-E71]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 22, 2019

  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
FY 2019 Financial

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Services Appropriations Bill, which provides more than $23 billion to 
partially re-open the government.
  This important bill would reopen the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)--
ensuring hardworking families receive their tax returns on time. It 
would also help to restart the taxpayer assistance centers, which serve 
approximately 2.5 million citizens monthly.
  This shutdown is affecting real lives, Madam Speaker; real people.
  According to the Washington Post, IRS furloughed employee Krystle 
Kirkpatrick, said she and her family of four can scrape along on her 
partner's machinist salary for a while, but she's already thinking 
about signing up to be a plasma donor to earn extra cash--that's only 
an extra $200.
  Let me reiterate. A federal employee is considering becoming a plasma 
donor--because her paycheck, from her federal government job, won't be 
coming in the mail.
  This is no way to run a country.
  Madam Speaker, the Trump shutdown is hurting real families and it's 
hurting our economy. Let's pass this bill.
  Let's get the government back open and get workers their paychecks.
  I urge my colleagues to vote yes on the Financial Services Bill

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