House Passes Two More Bills To Reopen Key Parts of Government, Provide Certainty for Working Families

January 10, 2019 Press Release

The House today approved two more pieces of legislation to reopen key parts of the federal government and provide certainty to American families affected by the Trump Shutdown. The bills fund the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation, as well as the FDA, through September 30.

Chairwoman Lowey Floor Statement on H.R. 267, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

January 10, 2019 Press Release
The Trump shutdown has also had dangerous housing implications for many hardworking families. It could lead to evictions of senior citizens and the disabled, displacing the most vulnerable among us.

Chairman-designate Price Floor Statement on H.R. 267, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

January 10, 2019 Press Release
This legislation would finally re-open these Departments and allow more than 20,000 furloughed employees at DOT and over 7,000 at HUD to receive backpay and return to their mission: serving the American people.

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