[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              DHS SHUTDOWN

  (Mr. NORCROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to have a brief 
conversation. I spent the last 2 hours in the Committee on Armed 
Services, where General Keane was talking about sending the right 
message to our enemies, that America has to stand together as one.
  So as we talk about the threats in Armed Services, we are 48 hours 
from shutting down Homeland Security. Let's say that again: 48 hours 
from shutting down the security at our airports, at our train stations, 
at our ports.
  This is unthinkable.
  I am usually not the guy that says ``the sky is falling,'' but unless 
we do this in 48 hours, we are sending a message to our enemies: it is 
open season in America.
  We can't send that message.
  Please, I am asking my colleagues here in the House and certainly on 
the other side of the aisle to have a full and open debate on this 
issue. Let's take the vote. Let's get this done. Let's pass the 
Homeland Security bill.

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