mrs. kirkpatrick: madam speaker, i was in my district over the weekend. we had a couple of marches, we had a woman's march. we had a march for the m.l.k. day. and man approached me and he said, representative kirkpatrick, i work for the national park service. i'm furloughed. i have no income. i've missed two paychecks. d he said, my 9-year-old son gave me his christmas gift card to help our family get by. and he had tears in his eyes. and i'm tearing right now just telling that story. because this shutdown is effecting families, children, the instability that these children are feeling, we don't talk about that enough. it's going to effect them for the rest of their live. we have got to open the government and we've got to do it now. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom virginia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for -- the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank

mrs. kirkpatrick: to our constituents at home i'm sorry but be out-- but the outrage. john from southern arizona a customs and border patrol agent is furloughed and worried about how he's going to keep the lights on. it's outrageous that cochise community college students, many of whom are veterans, are worried they may not resee their financial aid. it's outrageous that over 900,000 arizona participants in snatch, 72% of them with children, are in jeopardy of losing their nutrition assistance. the majority in this house has publicly stated our willingness to work with the president. we must reopen government, be outraged because i sure am. thank you madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. 2018 was a tough year for so many americans. we had families and farmers and people all across california whose homs -- homes were des