Rep. Susie Lee on Dropping Off Letter to Senate Leader Mitch McConnell

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) released the following statement after leading her colleagues in hand delivering a letter signed by more than 30 Freshman Members to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in order to urge the Senate to take up and pass the multiple pieces of legislation the House has passed and end this shutdown:

"We're all sick of this shutdown and the suffering it has caused for the 800,000 federal workers. That's why the House has voted seven times since first day of the 116th Congress to re-open our government. We all agree that this shutdown has gone on far too long and continues to hurt our economy to the tune of $1.2 billion per week. We all agree that we need to make improvements to our immigration system, including border security. That's why today, I led my colleagues to Senator Mitch McConnell's office to urge him to do his job and end this unnecessary shutdown once and for all, so we can begin to focus on policy."

A copy of the letter can be found here.