Mike Honda: “We are now 7 legislative days from yet another Republican government shutdown, simply because the Republicans want to…”

“We are now 7 legislative days from yet another Republican government shutdown, simply because the Republicans want to deny women access to comprehensive health care--7 days away from a government shutdown--and we have no solution to keep our government funded and running. We have radio silence on how to strengthen our middle class, build bigger paychecks for all Americans, and invest our infrastructure. In light of this Republican Congress' dysfunction, just this week, General Electric announced that, because of the ``political debate over America's global competitiveness and the future of the Export-Import Bank,'' it is shifting 500 manufacturing jobs out of the U.S. As a representative of Silicon Valley, I know that manufacturing jobs, such as those at GE, are the foundation to reversing income inequality and igniting innovation. Mr. Speaker, we cannot hold our government and our American livelihood hostage. I call upon my Republican colleagues to stop pulling a Kim Davis and do your job. ____________________”