[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  REPUBLICANS MUST DO THE RIGHT THING

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn the impending 
government shutdown and House Republicans' refusal to set politics 
aside for the good of the American people.
  Rather than working across the aisle with Democrats to fund the 
government like the Senate, my Republican colleagues are threatening a 
catastrophic shutdown unless their extreme demands are met.
  Make no mistake, a government shutdown is entirely preventable. 
Extreme Republicans in the House are choosing to put politics over the 
American people.
  A government shutdown threatens the lives and livelihoods of our 
servicemembers, small business owners, children, and families who rely 
on Head Start and WIC, and so much more.
  Mr. Speaker, with only 1 day left until the government funding runs 
out, House Democrats are willing to work across the aisle to keep 
government open.
  It is time for Republicans to do the same for the American people.

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