[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle to come to the table and urge 
Speaker Pelosi to come to the table to negotiate an end to this 
shutdown.
  This week, Democrats called us back to Washington to solve this 
problem, but they voted against paying Federal workers three times over 
the past week, while Republicans have been standing up for those who 
have now missed paychecks.
  It has been 15 days since the Speaker has sat down to negotiate with 
the President.
  Last week, I went to the White House for what was supposed to be a 
bipartisan meeting to discuss ending this shutdown and, unfortunately, 
none of my Democratic colleagues showed up.
  Before Democrats even heard President Trump's proposal offering a 
solution for DACA recipients and TPS individuals in return for border 
security, they rejected it.
  Speaker Pelosi gave the longest speech ever in this Chamber, on 
protecting DACA recipients, but now she is refusing to provide 
certainty for them.
  We have an opportunity to get real border security and protect DACA 
recipients. It is time to set politics aside and for the Speaker of the 
House to go to the table, end this shutdown, and negotiate a deal with 
the President.

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