“Mr. Speaker, once again, the clock is ticking. And with another deadline looming before Congress, Republicans are bullying this Nation with the threat of a government shutdown unless we get rid of the Affordable Care Act”, said Rep. Hahn.
On September 28, 2013 Rep. Janice Hahn of California asked for and was granted permission to address the U.S. House of representatives for one minute regarding the impending government shutdown.
“Mr. Speaker, once again, the clock is ticking. And with another deadline looming before Congress, Republicans are bullying this Nation with the threat of a government shutdown unless we get rid of the Affordable Care Act.”
“The Republicans have tried over 40 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and it hasn’t gotten them anywhere. Now they’ve found themselves a hostage and they’re saying, Give us what we want, or we’re going to blow up the economy and shut down this government. That will cause critical services to be stopped for the American people, which could mean that over 3 million veterans will not receive their disability benefits, 10 million Americans may not receive their Social Security checks on time, and the SEC and EPA will be closed for business’, she said.
“Careening from one fiscal crisis to the next is no way to run this country. That’s not how we’re supposed to do business. There are enough problems in this Nation without Congress manufacturing new ones. Let’s end this man-made crisis and get to the business of not hurting the American people”, said Rep. Janice Hahn (source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov).
Rep. Hahn serves on the following Committees and Subcommittees:
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
-Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
-Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
-Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
-Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
House Committee on Small Business
-Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health and Technology
Caucuses:
PORTS Caucus- Co-Chair
California High-Speed Rail Caucus- Co-chair
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Congressional Children’s Caucus
Congressional Seniors Taskforce
House Democratic Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
Congressional Croatian Caucus
Congressional Hunger Caucus
Congressional Rice Caucus
Congressional Public Transportation Caucus