Whip Clark on GOP Shutdown: 'This is a Battle Between Common Sense and Crazy'

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) spoke on the House Floor, slamming Mike Johnson and House Republicans for choosing to continue their TSA shutdown. Below is a transcript of her remarks:

"Yesterday, Speaker Mike Johnson said that November will be a choice between common sense and crazy. And today, he's proven himself right! This is a battle between common sense and crazy.

"On the one side, we have a bipartisan bill to reopen TSA. Reopen the Coast Guard while we are at war. Reopen FEMA ahead of hurricane season. Reopen our cybersecurity agency before the FBI gets hacked again. Reopen all the agencies that actually keep people safe. That's common sense. That's what Democrats are advocating for.

"Crazy is wanting to keep all that shut down. All of it. So that masked ICE agents can keep kicking down doors without warrants. So they can keep committing acts of terror in our communities.

"House Republicans had the easiest possible path to put people first. Vote for a bill that every Senate Republican voted for this morning. All they had to do was get out of the way, and they couldn't bring themselves to do it.

"This is a battle between common sense and crazy. And the American people know which side the Republicans are on - and it's not the side of the people of this country."

To view the full speech, click HERE.

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