Sheila Jackson Lee: “I know what it is like to be waiting on disaster aid and not getting it. Among other things, this potential or so-called…”

“I know what it is like to be waiting on disaster aid and not getting it. Among other things, this potential or so-called disaster aid is missing dollars needed by the people of Puerto Rico. I walked the streets and saw how desperate the need was. It doesn't even include the $600 million in assistance for Puerto Rico to deal with food nutrition. I remember, in the time of Hurricane Harvey, we begged for an extension for the food nutrition program called Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and in 3 days, we served 30,000 people. You have to feel the pain to understand. Really, Mr. Speaker, this is a sham and a shame, because Republicans are in the United States Senate--let the American people understand that--and they fostered this compromise. They came together. They have sent it to the President. They spoke to the President. The President agreed that we would do it in this manner and that we would look at this issue on the other side of 2019. What happened here? A callous disregard of Border Patrol agents; callous disregard of Customs and Border Protection; callous disregard of the National Guard and the military who are down at the border, who are out there every day; and a callous disregard of Jakelin, the 7- year-old who died because we don't have adequate health facilities, medical care, medevac, and the kind of decent living conditions--yes, decent--that are warranted. We are shutting down Commerce and Justice.…”