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It is a stupid, irresponsible, and dangerous policy that [Republicans] are pursuing by keeping the government shut down.

I am very concerned that the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump Administration to continue discriminating against transgender Americans wishing to serve their country as litigation over this issue continues. 

As we join together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let us reaffirm his message of brotherhood and sisterhood as a foundation for our common enterprise of American democracy. 

This week, House Democrats voted every day to reopen government and end the Trump shutdown. 

The needless continuation of the Trump shutdown is unacceptable and detrimental to our nation and its economy.  Democrats have offered one idea after another to reopen government, and we will continue to vote on legislation to end the Trump shutdown.

I'm offering this resolution today because it is deeply concerning that the Treasury Department would terminate sanctions from companies owned by Oleg Deripaska.  Mr. Deripaska is a Russian oligarch, meaning he's very, very wealthy. 

Our Russian – I won't call them enemies, but adversaries – at least, are very happy, I’m sure, that the American government is shut down. 

[Democrats] have supported a lot of resources and expansion of border security personnel, border security technology, all sorts of things that have been designed to make the border more secure.

Today, House Democrats once again voted to reopen government while 187 House Republicans voted to keep it shut down.  Meanwhile, 800,000 federal employees and their families are finding it harder to make ends meet, and Americans across the country are being denied the services they expect from their government. 

Our first day, on January 3, [House Democrats] passed legislation that would have opened every agency of government, for a short time, to be sure, for Homeland Security, but would have opened up all government agencies with Senate bills.