[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 194 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SCHUMER SHUTDOWN HURT AMERICANS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the Schumer shutdown was 
proven irresponsible, achieving nothing and hurting American families.
  Last week, I joined with Republican colleagues in voting to open the 
government, as Republicans originally voted in September to keep it 
open.
  Now that the 43-day Democrat shutdown, the longest in history, is 
over, the government can get back to work on behalf of the American 
people.
  The Democrat shutdown caused the loss of paychecks, destroyed jobs, 
delayed services to our military, and included the inconvenience of 
delayed and canceled flights worldwide.
  I am grateful for the leadership of President Donald Trump and 
Speaker   Mike Johnson for promoting families first over failed 
political stunts.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops as the global war on terrorism 
continues. Trump is reinstituting peace through strength, revealing war 
criminal Putin lies, insulting Trump and yesterday attacking a Turkish-
flagged tanker, causing evacuation in Romania, both NATO allies that we 
so value.
  Our prayers for the recovery of South Carolina native Jesse Jackson.

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