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

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                 DO YOUR JOBS, NOT PRESIDENT'S BIDDING

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today because what our country is 
going through is a disgrace: 800,000 Federal workers are going without 
a paycheck. They are suffering, and their families are suffering, all 
because the President wants a wall that is nothing more than a monument 
to hate. The American people are tired of this President's games.
  Last night, I called some constituents who had contacted my office 
because they are furloughed due to the Trump shutdown.
  I talked to a Forest Service worker from my district who has missed a 
paycheck and doesn't want to be used as a bargaining chip by the 
President.
  I talked to another constituent who works at the National Archives 
and is experiencing the consequences of this shutdown. She knows that 
the longer this drags on, the more people who will get hurt.
  Last night, I received a heart-wrenching message from a constituent 
who is experiencing hardship and needs to apply for assistance 
programs, but she can't because she can't even access the information 
she needs from the Office of Personnel Management.
  This has to end. We have voted not once, not twice, but 11 times to 
reopen the government. Leader McConnell and the Senate Republicans have 
blocked these bills in the Senate every step of the way. To them, I 
say: Enough. Do your jobs, not the President's bidding. 800,000 workers 
and the rest of the American people demand it, and so do we.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to heed the gavel.

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