Chrissy Houlahan actually said...

"I would very much like to have a very specific answer to that question because I am also a former teacher, and deadlines matter."

"I firmly believe that the work that you do prevents the work that my family needs to do."

"I watched as constituents at home went without pay, and people were used as pawns in political negotiations."

"But what we should never tolerate is federal workers and contractors being forced to work without pay because we in the executive and legislative branches have failed to perform our very basic duties ..."