Lori Trahan: “We have 10 days until House Republicans force a catastrophic government shutdown; 10 days until the food assistance that…”

“We have 10 days until House Republicans force a catastrophic government shutdown; 10 days until the food assistance that nearly 50 million Americans rely on, including 6 million women and children, is put in jeopardy; 10 days until seniors struggling with the Social Security or Medicare issue can't get someone on the phone to get their benefit or to keep their coverage; 10 days until the loans small businesses depend on to pay their workers and keep their doors open are delayed for who knows how long. {time} 1045 Mr. Speaker, we have seen this train wreck before. Republicans shut down the government for over a month in 2018 while they demanded billions in taxpayer funds for Donald Trump's border wall, the same one that Mexico was supposed to pay for. That shutdown lasted 35 days, hurting families and reducing our economic output by $11 billion, much of which was never recovered. It only ended after planes were grounded at major airports due to the strain on air traffic controllers, who were working around the clock with no pay to avert a major disaster. Here we are again. It is Republican shutdown deja vu. Extreme MAGA Republicans are once again holding the American people hostage in exchange for dangerous policies and a politically motivated impeachment. You don't have to take my word for it. Just listen to the demands from my colleagues across the aisle.…”