[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 184 (Monday, November 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8942-H8943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS

  (Mr. BALDERSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my disappointment

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that, once again, Congress is kicking the can down the road and putting 
off properly funding the government by another month.
  I urge my colleagues to recognize government funding affects the 
lives of millions of Americans: USDA officials inspect our Thanksgiving 
turkeys; postal workers deliver our holiday cards and packages; TSA 
agents and air traffic controllers keep us safe to fly home for the 
holidays. Not to mention, millions of Federal employees rely on a 
steady income, especially during the expensive holiday season.
  This is unfair to Americans. Clearly, all Americans are affected by 
Congress' inability to pass a budget. That is why I introduced the End 
Government Shutdowns Act, which safeguards against the damaging 
consequences of shutdowns. It lifts the shutdown burden from the 
shoulders of Americans and incentivizes lawmakers to reach across the 
aisle and do our jobs.
  Americans want to see us come together and find bipartisan solutions 
to our Nation's most challenging funding problems. My bill does just 
that.

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