See my full statement here: (9/9)

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House Republicans rejected all of these amendments and more, refusing even to bring them to the floor for a vote. The have not merely failed in the work to find bipartisan agreement where possible—they have refused even to try. People in #TX07 and across this country deserve better. (8/9)

It doesn’t have to be this way. I co-sponsored several amendments to the bill, including amendments to remove the million-dollar payouts to Senators, extend ACA premium tax credits, and clarify the requirement to use SNAP contingency funds to in the event of a lapse in government funding. (7/9)

taking unprecedented actions from firing federal workers to refusing to spend food assistance funds Congress provided for hungry Americans. (6/9)

Accept the corruption and costs of this Senate bill as is, or accept the cruelty and chaos that the Trump Administration has brought to this government shutdown, (5/9)

Congressional Republicans have presented the House and the American people with a false choice. (4/9)

Instead, this bill does nothing to address the health care crisis, includes no input from House Democrats on short- or long-term funding provisions, and contains obscene provisions guaranteeing eight Republican Senators at least one million dollars each. I cannot vote for that. (3/9)

That is why I have returned to Washington repeatedly to work with my colleagues in the House to reopen the government and pass a funding bill that meets the needs of the American people and addresses the health care crisis that has resulted from policy decisions this Congress has made. (2/9)