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]




                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
address the devastating impacts this shutdown is having on families 
throughout Oklahoma's Fifth District.
  Over the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday weekend, I went back to my 
district and visited with impacted Federal workers. The stories of the 
impacts were heartbreaking.
  One of the things that stuck with me was speaking with a woman named 
Tammy, who reminded me that it is not just the government that is 
shuttered right now, but that families' lives are also being shattered. 
That is, too often, the forgotten part of this conversation. We should 
never use Federal employees, contractors, or their families as pawns in 
a political disagreement.
  So, while we are analyzing the current negative effects of this 
shutdown, we also need to look at the long-lasting effects on families, 
on our communities, and on the economy.
  Simply put, we will be suffering the negative consequences of this 
shutdown for years to come, and the stories I have heard from Oklahoma 
families are the reasons I will continue to work to reopen the 
government.

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