[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            SHUTDOWN IMPACTS

  (Ms. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, this week, we will vote for the tenth 
time to end the shutdown. I sincerely hope that this is the last time.
  For the people in the 14th Congressional District of Illinois, the 
effects of this shutdown are real and they are painful.
  This weekend, I visited a family shelter for survivors of domestic 
violence that does incredible work serving my community. This shelter 
would like to expand to serve more people, but funding uncertainty 
around reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act makes that 
impossible for them. Domestic violence survivors are a casualty of this 
senseless shutdown.
  This weekend, I met an entrepreneur who is working to open a pet care 
company with her husband. He even left his job so they could realize 
their dream. They are currently waiting on a Small Business 
Administration loan they need to open their business. It is sitting on 
a furloughed worker's desk. Entrepreneurs are a casualty of this 
shutdown.
  This week, I met with air traffic controllers in my district, people 
who keep passengers and freight moving safely through the skies. They 
are working 6 days a week and about to miss a second paycheck. They 
told me they look after their colleagues by asking: How long do you 
have left?
  How long do they have left before they miss a mortgage payment, a 
healthcare bill, or max out their credit cards?
  Mr. Speaker, I sincerely hope the Senate will take up one of these 
bills and reopen the government.

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