On the recordJanuary 22, 2018
The chaos Presidency has spawned a chaos Congress. Now that they control the White House as well, they still can't govern--no more excuse, no more bogeyman Obama in the White House. Instead of governing, my esteemed Republican colleagues have spent the last year trying to rip healthcare away from children and families in order to give their billionaire friends a tax break. That is the only thing that they have accomplished: giving to the rich. Then, at 12:01 Saturday morning, Republicans told the American people that the United States is closed for business. This is the fifth time in 30 years that Republicans have shut down the Federal Government. It is the first time ever that a single party has controlled the entire Federal Government but still refused to keep the country running. Mr. Speaker, let us govern. Let them govern. If my Republican colleagues want to enter into good faith negotiations for a budget that fully funds the Federal Government and pursues bipartisanship priorities, such as funding community health centers, permanently reauthorizing CHIP, providing disaster relief, and protecting DREAMers, then you know where to reach me. ____________________
