Nita Lowey: “I must reiterate, today is the 27th day of the Trump shutdown, the longest government shutdown in American history.…”

“I must reiterate, today is the 27th day of the Trump shutdown, the longest government shutdown in American history. Therefore, I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. This continuing resolution would provide an additional option for President Trump and Senate Republicans to take yes for an answer and end the shutdown. This CR would pay employees; it would reopen government through February 28, providing time for Congress to come to a full-year agreement, without further jeopardizing vital services or the pay of Federal employees. The order of business would be simple, my friends: reopen the government, pay Federal employees, and then let's have a serious negotiation on border security and immigration policy. Maybe I will repeat that again, because the order of business is very simple: reopen the government, pay Federal employees, and then negotiate on border security and immigration policy. It is long past time for my colleagues across the aisle, and across the Capitol, to come to their senses and end this shutdown. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote against this motion to recommit and open the government today. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on motion to recommit. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it.”