January 24, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 15 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                             TRUMP SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. JUDY CHU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Madam Speaker, today, I went to the Jose 
Andres food bank in Washington, D.C., for Federal workers. I was 
stunned to see hundreds waiting in line in the rain.
  Inside, they were giving a hot meal to everybody, as well as fresh 
vegetables, diapers, and feminine products. And they were assisting 
those who were in danger of missing utility payments.
  As I served the workers, I asked them what their jobs were. They 
worked for the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the D.C. Superior 
Court.
  How many of these workers were served by this food bank yesterday? 
Eleven thousand.
  They are like the Federal workers in my district, people like 
Catherine, who has back problems and now can't afford the copay for 
physical therapy and epidurals, or Eric, who told me he had to defer 
car maintenance in order to avoid missing his son's college tuition 
payment.
  This suffering could end right now. But instead of ending their pain, 
Trump ignores it. Just this morning, his Commerce Secretary, Wilbur 
Ross, said he could not understand why furloughed workers have to go to 
food banks. Well, I say: End this shutdown today.

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