[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HARMFUL MOTION TO RECOMMIT

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the Republicans' motion 
to recommit that was offered on the previous bill and to explain to the 
American people the harm that that motion would have caused.
  The Trump shutdown is in its 33rd day. Critical programs that help 
our most vulnerable friends and neighbors, like SNAP benefits for 
seniors, will soon run out.
  As chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Subcommittee, I know the difficulties this shutdown is 
causing for Indian Country, where basic healthcare programs could end 
soon.
  Mr. Speaker, for our Native American brothers and sisters, this 
shutdown is literally a life-or-death matter, and that is why the 
Republican motion to recommit was so very disappointing. It strips the 
entire text of the bill, keeping the Federal Government closed and 
threatening the well-being of tens of millions of Americans.
  It is callous, it is cruel, and it is wrong. And that is why I join 
my Democratic colleagues in rejecting the motion to recommit.
  House Democrats are doing our job. We are passing legislation to 
reopen the government and to fund our Federal employees with the 
paychecks they deserve. Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Senate and the 
President to do the same.

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