Rep. Katie Hill Labels Trump's Tactics 'Political Terrorism'
Congresswoman Katie Hill joined Ali Veshi to let everyone know that her constituents are absolutely NOT okay with missing a paycheck or three over Trump's imagined crisis at the U.S./Mexico border. He can say it as many times as he wants, but even the people who unfathomably still support him are not okay with going hungry, or becoming homeless. Even his fans are saying, "I mean, yeah, I want the wall, but don't make ME pay for it in any way."
Velshi asked her what she is hearing from her constituents, and she answered,
I've spoken to a number of federal employees. My district is full of them. Not a single one of them has told me they are happy with the shutdown, that they are fine with the shutdown. Every single one of them are terrified of missing their paychecks tomorrow. 80% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. It's no different for federal workers. There's national security at stake. This is a dangerous situation. The back bone of my district is aviation and aerospace. Deeply impacted industries. This is unacceptable.
The only way she envisions real progress being made is through the public letting their constituents know how unacceptable this situation is - MItch McConnell HAS to bring the CR to the floor for a vote. Senator Ben Cardin made a motion today for a vote and McConnell refused.