Rep. TJ Cox Statement on House Passage of Bills to Re-Open the Government

WASHINGTON – As its first order of business, the new Democratic majority in the House of Represented passed a series of bills to re-open the federal government from the Trump Shutdown. Congressman TJ Cox released the following statement:

“The Central Valley sent a clear message in November that the time for infighting and dysfunction is over. We made clear today that we are committed to responsible government that puts the people of the Central Valley first by voting to end the Trump shutdown. We need a working Department of Agriculture to ensure that our farmers have access to financing, small businesses in need of SBA loans, and federal employees who want to return to work.

“This is a series of commonsense measure that were already approved unanimously by the Republican-controlled Senate in the last Congress. We will not hold the livelihoods of tens of thousands of families hostage to the Trump Administration’s misguided desire for an ineffective border wall.”