Bob Menendez: “I thank my incredible colleague Glenn Ivey for convening us here today and for the opportunity to speak. Mr. Speaker, I…”

“I thank my incredible colleague Glenn Ivey for convening us here today and for the opportunity to speak. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with our Nation's Federal workers, including the more than 22,000 who live and work in the great State of New Jersey. Our Federal workforce is a vital cornerstone of our work to protect the most vulnerable amongst us, grow our economy, protect our national security, and to keep us safe. In Newark, our air traffic controllers and TSA agents devote their careers to keeping our skies safe and getting us to where we need to go safely. Social Security employees in the Hoboken field office assist our seniors and those with disabilities in receiving the benefits they have earned and depend on. USCIS officials in Newark assist immigrant families with processing their visas, green cards, and applications for naturalization. Our Nation runs because of Federal workers, and an attack on them is an attack on the services that Americans rely on every day. Along with my Democratic colleagues, I want to make our message to Federal employees clear. We have your back, and we will not back down. We will continue to oppose this administration's baseless and lawless attempts to diminish the important work you do every day.…”