George Santos: “Today Congress returns to session after a 6-week break, and I hope we are all motivated by the input we heard while back…”

“Today Congress returns to session after a 6-week break, and I hope we are all motivated by the input we heard while back home with the same people who sent us here to represent them in the body. I am urging my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to put the partisan rhetoric aside and get to work on delivering results for the American people. I ask that we start by addressing the funding of our government via the appropriations process to ensure we do not have a government shutdown. A vast majority of Americans are struggling to make ends meet, and a lot of those folks are in our Nation's Armed Forces. A shutdown would only hurt the very people who are putting their lives at risk for all of us. Madam Speaker, I am certain that we can all rise above the din of the media's attempts to influence what comes out of these Chambers. I believe we can set aside our political differences and work together for the sake of our country, just as we did 22 years ago following the tragedies of 9/11. Let's not forget that in the most solemn times in our Nation, we all banded together the strongest to advance America's interests. Madam Speaker, I would like to end with observing a moment of silence in recognition of all who have fallen due to the unspeakable acts of September 11, 2001. ____________________”