[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         THE SHUTDOWN STRUGGLE

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, Federal workers should not have to 
struggle to pay their bills just because my colleagues across the aisle 
and the President refuse to end the Trump shutdown. They should not be 
in a position of having to apply for unemployment while continuing to 
work without pay, which is exactly what one of my constituents from 
Westchester County, New York, has been forced to do.
  Others in my district, nonprofit employees, working reduced hours 
because of the shutdown, have been forced to rely on food donations to 
feed their families.
  It is inexcusable that Republicans have rejected 11 opportunities to 
end the Trump shutdown, pay workers, and reopen government. I urge them 
to come to their senses and reopen government without further delay.

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