[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H1320-H1321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THE SHUTDOWN TO END ALL SHUTDOWNS

  (Ms. SLOTKIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about the bill that 
I introduced called the Shutdown to End All Shutdowns, or SEAS, Act, 
along with 21 of my fellow freshmen.
  This bill will stop the use of government shutdowns as a tool in 
political debate and ensure that our Federal workers are never again 
held hostage when Congress and the President's office cannot agree.
  Under this act, if a deal cannot be reached, Members of the House, 
the Senate, the Executive Office of the President, and his political 
appointees will have their pay suspended and their travel from D.C. 
curtailed.
  To my fellow Michiganders: This bill was because of you. You asked me 
why the average TSA workers, Customs and Border Patrol employees, FAA 
employees, and FDA employees were punished

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because of something they had nothing to do with. And I heard you.
  To my fellow Members of Congress who may be reticent to support a 
bill that penalizes ourselves: This is a moment of leadership. This is 
a moment to acknowledge that we may not have started this shutdown, but 
it is our responsibility to prevent them from happening in the future.
  Madam Speaker, I implore my colleagues to do the right thing and 
support this bill.

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