mr. messer. the gentleman from georgia mr. collins. the gentleman from missouri mr. smith. the gentlewoman from california ms. pelosi. the gentleman from maryland mr. hoyer. the gentleman from south carolina mr. clyburn. the gentleman from new york mr. khalid the gentlewoman from california ms. sanchez the gentlewoman from illinois admits boost times bustos and the gentleman from katechi mr. llama. [inaudible conversations] the president of the senate is appoints the following senators as members of the committee of the part of the senate to escort the president of the united states into the house chambers. the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell. the senator from texas mr. cornyn. the senator from utah times utah mr. hatch. the senator from south dakota mr. thune. the senator from wyoming mr. brosseau or the senator from missouri mr. blunt. the senator from colorado mr. gardiner. the senator from new york mr. schumer to the senator from washington mrs. murray. the senator from michigan miss stabenow. the senator from minnesota miss klobuchar. the senator from west virginia

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mr. messer: the schumer shutdown is proving once again that the u.s. senate is broken. the house did its job and voted to keep the government open. now both republicans and democrats in the senate need to do their job, too. unfortunately because of the filibuster, it is being governed by a liberal minority and shut government. if they don't want to do their jobs, we need to move on without them. it is time to end the filibuster in the u.s. senate. the american people demand it. the senate needs to change its rules. if there was no filibuster, this shutdown would be over. so let's stop the political games, end the filibuster, open the government and put the american people back in charge. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from washington, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for one minute. he house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i have an enormous respect for the chairman of the armed services committee. bu

mr. messer: because they are putting amnesty for illegal immigrants above law-abiding citizens. this is unacceptable. they are putting amnesty for illegal immigrants ahead of health care for low-income children. they are putting amnesty for illegal immigrants ahead of funding our military. they won't allow anything that includes president trump's wall. this is inexcusable. we need border security. we need to keep our government opened. we need to fund our military. and we need to provide health care for millions of low-income children. this is not a complicated matter and votes should hold democrats in the house and senate responsible. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. >> mr. speaker, this shut down is an unnecessary self-created crisis driven by an unwillingness to compromise. t

mr. messer: the schumer shutdown is proving once again that the u.s. senate is broken. the house did its job and voted to keep the government open. now both republicans and democrats in the senate need to do their job, too. unfortunately because of the filibuster, it is being governed by a liberal minority and shut government. if they don't want to do their jobs, we need to move on without them. it is time to end the filibuster in the u.s. senate. the american people demand it. the senate needs to change its rules. if there was no filibuster, this shutdown would be over. so let's stop the political games, end the filibuster, open the government and put the american people back in charge. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from washington, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for one minute. he house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i have an enormous respect for the chairman of the armed services committee. bu