[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 END SHUTDOWN AND PAY AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, as we stand here today, 33 days into the 
longest shutdown in our history, hundreds of thousands of Federal 
employees are being forced to work on our Nation's behalf without pay.
  We are all able to confidently shop for groceries and eat in 
restaurants because FDA food inspectors are on the job. We are able to 
pass through airport security and fly across the Nation because TSA 
agents and air traffic controllers continue to do their jobs. We can 
all sleep soundly at night knowing our shores are protected because the 
men and women wearing the uniform of the Coast Guard remain resolutely 
at their posts, on the job.
  The list goes on and on, and all of these Federal workers, these 
Americans, are working without pay.
  Mr. Speaker, this situation is unconscionable. It is unjust. It is 
immoral.
  This past weekend, Jason, an 8-year-old boy from my district, 
presented me an impassioned letter, remarkable for its wisdom. He 
writes: ``Dear Mr. President. . . . All of us work hard for our money. 
. . . I hope you see my point of view and end this shutdown.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the President to listen to Jason and the majority 
of the American people. End this shutdown and pay the American workers 
who every day keep our Nation safe, secure, and strong.

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