Paul Tonko: “I rise this evening to highlight just one of the stories that comes in here each and every day from my congressional…”

“I rise this evening to highlight just one of the stories that comes in here each and every day from my congressional district highlighting the unnecessary hardship the Republican government shutdown has brought upon the American people. One of my constituents, who works in business aviation, contacted my office just this week to tell me about the burden the shutdown has had on his business and his family's bottom line. During the government shutdown, aviation components cannot be produced, financed, bought, sold, inspected, or registered without the Federal workers that are currently furloughed. Today, large parts of this industry--and our economy at large--simply cannot function. Stories like this will continue until the House brings up the Senate CR, which funds our government at the level House Republicans fought for. Stories like these are not isolated to upstate New York. This is happening in countless corners of our Nation and across all regions and all of our districts back home. A piecemeal approach that picks winners and losers in our Federal agencies is no way to run the country. Bring up the Senate CR. Take ``yes'' for an answer. Let's get this Nation back to work. ____________________”