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January 15, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 8 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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A SHUTDOWN IS NOT THE ANSWER; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 8
(House of Representatives - January 15, 2019)

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                      A SHUTDOWN IS NOT THE ANSWER

  (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Madam Speaker, President Trump is forcing 
more than 37,000 Californians, including many veterans, to go without 
pay. From Coast Guard members at Naval Base Ventura County and Channel 
Islands Harbor to local air traffic controllers, Ventura County 
residents and their families are trying to make ends meet without their 
paychecks.
  On the first day of this Congress, I joined my Democratic colleagues 
to pass legislation to reopen the government and provide for sensible 
border security.
  The President should not use people's lives and our economy as 
hostages to build a campaign slogan. The President closed the 
government. A shutdown is not the answer.
  Mr. President, reopen our government now.

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