On the recordJanuary 20, 2018
Mr. President, I am here to make one point crystal clear for those Montanans who are wondering what is going on with their government. There have been a lot of speeches given today and last night, and there have been a lot of interviews going on. Let me try to sum it up as succinctly as possible. The reason the government has shut down is because of a controversial illegal immigration policy that was not included in a bill that funds the government. If you don't know that, you are missing the facts. We should not hold the country hostage for a controversial immigration policy that impacts only .0007 percent of Montanans, but a minority of the U.S. Senators want to shut down the government, and now their leader is filibustering the U.S. Senate. This is a huge mistake. We need to get the government back up and running so the least amount of pain is felt by Montanans and the American people. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.
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