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

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      END THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mrs. McBATH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McBATH. Madam Speaker, at its most basic level, the government 
should keep us safe. On the 34th day of the longest government shutdown 
in our Nation's history, hundreds of thousands of Federal workers 
tasked with keeping us safe are working without pay.
  As the men and women of TSA, air traffic control, the FBI, the United 
States Coast Guard, and many other government agencies continue to 
perform their duties, many live with the uncertainty and fear of not 
knowing how they are going to pay their mortgage or feed their 
families.
  In less than 2 weeks, millions will come to Atlanta, Georgia, the 
district I represent, and they will be flooding in for the Super Bowl. 
Having been a flight attendant for 30 years, I am very afraid. I am 
deeply concerned for the Atlanta airport's TSA agents, air traffic 
controllers, and for the Federal agencies tasked with ensuring the 
public safety during this event.
  President Trump said he would shut down the government for a wall 
that he claims will make us safer, but, in fact, his shutdown has made 
us less safe. I will continue, along with my Democratic colleagues, to 
support bipartisan funding packages to reopen the government.

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