Thank you, Mr. Cole, for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, Over 40 days after the Senate Democrats shut down the federal government, we are finally reopening. The result of the shutdown has been thousands of employee furloughs, major disruptions to our air travel service, members going without pay, delayed food assistance for low income individuals and families, and much, much more. (00:05–00:13)
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