[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, it is time to end 
this shutdown, which is hurting working Americans and damaging the 
overall economy.
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says that the shutdown is harming the 
American people, American business, and the economy.
  So far, it has cost the United States economy about a half percentage 
point of overall economic growth. That is about $25 billion.
  JPMorgan Chase estimates that the shutdown is now reducing economic 
output up to $10 billion each week.
  Even the administration has doubled its estimate of the economic 
cost. It says that, if the shutdown lasts through March, we could have 
zero growth this quarter. Some forecasters even project that growth 
could turn negative.
  Mr. President, open this government for the people. The people are 
hurting. Enough is enough.

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