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

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THE SHUTDOWN STRUGGLE; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 15
(House of Representatives - January 24, 2019)

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                         THE SHUTDOWN STRUGGLE

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, Federal workers should not have to 
struggle to pay their bills just because my colleagues across the aisle 
and the President refuse to end the Trump shutdown. They should not be 
in a position of having to apply for unemployment while continuing to 
work without pay, which is exactly what one of my constituents from 
Westchester County, New York, has been forced to do.
  Others in my district, nonprofit employees, working reduced hours 
because of the shutdown, have been forced to rely on food donations to 
feed their families.
  It is inexcusable that Republicans have rejected 11 opportunities to 
end the Trump shutdown, pay workers, and reopen government. I urge them 
to come to their senses and reopen government without further delay.

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