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On the recordJanuary 15, 2019
President Trump is forcing more than 37,000 Californians, including many veterans, to go without pay. From Coast Guard members at Naval Base Ventura County and Channel Islands Harbor to local air traffic controllers, Ventura County residents and their families are trying to make ends meet without their paychecks. On the first day of this Congress, I joined my Democratic colleagues to pass legislation to reopen the government and provide for sensible border security. The President should not use people's lives and our economy as hostages to build a campaign slogan. The President closed the government. A shutdown is not the answer. Mr. President, reopen our government now. ____________________
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Julia Brownley
Democratic · California

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