Marc Molinaro: “With hours to go before the potential shutdown of this Federal Government, we are posed with a single question: Vote…”

“With hours to go before the potential shutdown of this Federal Government, we are posed with a single question: Vote ``yes'' to continue to provide services and support to our military, to our defense, to our communities, to law enforcement; or vote ``no'' and shut the government down? That is the question. Being told, by the way, for years during the pandemic with the government shut down that somehow people should just sort of fend for themselves; being told for years how great that was, we have an opportunity in this very moment to confront what is a real crisis for real people. Keep the government functioning, continue to focus on appropriations, drive down Federal spending, but meet the needs and the expectations of the American people today. Vote ``yes'' to keep the government open. Vote ``no'' to shut the government down. I, on behalf of my constituents, will be voting ``yes'' to keep this government functioning. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, if I might, I would like to read a letter that was sent by the Under Secretary of Defense, Michael McCord. The letter was sent to the Speaker of the House as well as to the Senate majority and minority leaders. It is addressed to Leader Jeffries. ``I write to express the Department of Defense's deep concern with the absence of security assistance funding for Ukraine in the continuing resolution being considered in the House . . . or any similar continuing resolution that might be proposed.…”