Karen Thurman: “first of all, there is a document back here that says the President and the Congress shall enact. It does not say that…”

“first of all, there is a document back here that says the President and the Congress shall enact. It does not say that he is going to bring forth. But I am more concerned about the continuing resolution that is before us. Just a few minutes ago, I offered a unanimous consent to put back in rehabilitation services because we have a major problem out there, folks. I have to tell Members, I got a letter from my community college, this is happening all over the State of Florida, it is happening all across this country, where in fact our departments of labor no longer can finance their agreement to provide these dollars for students to go back to school. They are walking into classes and being told that there is no money available to them. Here is a woman, shutdown effects rehabilitation. A woman who had been in a coma. She came out of the coma. She has gone back trying to get services so that she can be a productive citizen, so she can pay taxes to this country. She wants to be a good person. She is being denied this by this Government.”