Bonnie Watson Coleman: “I would like to share a letter I received from a constituent last week. He writes: ``Being out of work and not knowing…”

“I would like to share a letter I received from a constituent last week. He writes: ``Being out of work and not knowing how many days or weeks it will take to get back to work leaves me worried. These days off are no fun. So please, make them worthwhile by standing firm against the stupid Trump wall. ``This colossal waste of government funds could be spent doing so many worthwhile projects: fix the water in Flint, Michigan; hire more people to process the paperwork of people who want to be citizens; give more people access to healthcare. ``If Democrats cave during this shutdown, it will all be wasted. ``We Federal workers are unhappy, but we've been through this before. We can stand the wait and the frustration. What we cannot stand is the racism, cruelty, and criminality of this administration. ``We are with you. Please be with us.'' Mr. Speaker, my constituents are ready to go back to work. They resent having their livelihoods being used as bargaining chips, and even in this shutdown, they are very unhappy. They just want to do their work, and they are asking us to do ours. ____________________”