[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN

  (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, Americans want Congress to focus on 
lowering costs and growing the middle class, but extreme MAGA 
Republicans continue to create one crisis after the next.
  The bare minimum is for Congress to keep the government open, yet 
Republicans have repeatedly threatened government shutdowns. 
Republicans want a shutdown unless they get harsh and ineffective 
border policy changes.
  They are willing to hold hostage pay for our troops. At the same 
time, Republicans have rejected billions in funding from President 
Biden to help secure the border and to create a more orderly process. 
Republicans prefer to play politics rather than solve problems.
  This week, Democrats will once again provide the majority of votes to 
keep the government open. Democrats are here to do our job and put 
people over politics. We need to keep the government open so that 
American families are not hurt by Republicans' failure to govern.

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