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Last week, the House and Senate came to a rare bipartisan compromise and passed a bill to fund the government and address some border security concerns. While it was not everything we wanted (more on that below), Congress cannot continue to govern by shutdowns.
Tomorrow, I am hosting a town hall in Concord. Please join me to hear more about the deal, the President's emergency declaration, the recent shutdown, and what Democrats plan to do in the Majority.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) voted in favor of the Conference Report to Accompany H.J.Res. 31, the funding agreement reached to avert a shutdown and address border security. Among its positive provisions, the deal makes much needed investments in environmental programs, infrastructure, and affordable housing; provides a pay raise to federal workers; ensures the humane treatment of immigrants; and assists with California wildfire cleanup efforts.
We are less than two weeks away from another Trump Shutdown, if the President does not abandon his demands for an ineffective border wall. In the U.S. House of Representatives, my colleagues and I are working hard to keep our government open, funded, and functioning properly.
On Friday, after 35 days of holding our government hostage, inflicting financial hardship on 800,000 federal employees and their families, opening Americans up to new security and safety concerns, and hurting our economy, President Trump finally agreed to reopen the federal government.