[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             TRUMP SHUTDOWN

  (Mrs. LAWRENCE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today addressing the damaging 
impact of Trump's senseless shutdown in the State of Michigan and in 
the 14th District.
  Thirty days and Trump continues to hold the American people hostage 
over a wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for. Over 5,000 workers in 
the State of Michigan continue to suffer.
  My constituents are suffering the hardships because of this shutdown. 
A constituent from Southfield, Michigan, wrote:
       I have worked for the Federal Government for over 30 years. 
     I have given 100 percent in my career with the IRS, and now I 
     am facing the possibility of not being able to pay my 
     mortgage because of this shutdown.
  Our Federal Government is supported by a devoted workforce who are 
feeling like they have been taken for granted and used. This is 
unacceptable. Our hardworking Federal employees deserve so much better.
  This shutdown is causing chaos and pain for our dedicated Federal 
workers in America. It must stop.

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