Playing Party Politics

Floor Speech

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Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, last week we were pushed to the brink of
shutting down the Department of Homeland Security, the agency tasked
with safeguarding our homeland from threats here and abroad, all
because Congress couldn't do its job. Only weeks after horrific attacks
in Paris and with news of ISIS every day, the House majority risked the
national security of our country to play party politics.

We cannot continue to govern in crisis mode, threatening the safety
of American lives, jobs, and our homeland, so my colleagues can score
political points. Enough is enough.

Threatening to shut down DHS was reckless, unnecessary, and
completely avoidable. The House majority's games have forced Congress
away from its most critical priority, working for middle class families
to create jobs, improve transportation and infrastructure, invest in
education, and protect programs for our seniors. It is time to stop
playing political games and get back to what the people elected us to
do.

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