>> BECAUSE OF WHAT? >> BECAUSE THERE IS A SHUT DOWN.
>> WELCOME BACK, ONE MONTH INTO
THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN SOME
FEDERAL WORKERS ARE TURNING TO
CHURCHES AND LOCAL CHARITIES TO
HELP PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. IN FOUR DAYS THOSE WORKERS COULD
BE MISSING OUT ON A SECOND
PAYCHECK.
PAYCHECK. THE TSA SAYS 8 PAKISTAN% OF OFFI
OUT WITH UNSCHEDULED ABSENCES
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. THE ALLEGATIONGENCY SAYS MANY PE
COULD NOT MAKE IT TO WORK
BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL
LIMITATIONS.
LIMITATIONS. WITH ME NOW IS CASEKATIE HILL, W
JUST MET WITH TSA AGENTS AND AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS THAT ARE
WORKING WITHOUT PAY, THANK YOU,
WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU?
>> IT WAS JUST DEVASTATING TO
LISTEN TO THEM.
THESE ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES
THAT REPRESENT THEIR ENTIRE
LOCATION OR FACILITY, AND THEY
WERE STALKTALKING ABOUT STORY AF
STORY OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THEIR RENT.
THEY’RE AVERAGE INCOME IS
$40,000 A YEAR.
SO SOME CAN’T AFFORD THE GAS.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IS A
HIGHLY SKILLED JOB THAT ARE
DRIVING LYFT AFTER WORK.
THEY’RE JUST SAYING IT DOESN’T
MATTER WHOSE FAULT IT IS, PEOPLE
JUST WANT THEIR PAYCHECKS.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TELLING THEM?
>> I MEAN I TOLD THEM THIS WAS
ME BEING ABLE TO HEAR WHAT IS
GOING ON FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE,
AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME
BACK AND TELL THE STORIES AND
CONTINUE WITH PUTTING ON THE
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. I’M ONE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE,
SO THEY DON’T EXPECT ME TO SOLVE
IT BY MYSELF, BUT THEY SAID IT
MEANS A LOT FOR KNOW BE
LISTENING TO THEM AND MAKING
SURE THEIR STORYIES ARE SHARED I
WASHINGTON AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
REALLY PUT THE PRESSURE ON IN
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
>> DID THEY TELL YOU IF THEY
THOUGHT YOU OR ANYONE SHOULD BE
WILLING TO GIVE MONEY UP FOR THE
WALL OR DID THEY SAY IT’S NOT
WORTH IT AND THE PRESIDENT IS
WRONG?
WRONG? >> I DON’T THINK IT IS ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE
SPENDING MONEY THIS WAY.
THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT KEEP OUR
BORDER AND COUNTRY SAFE, BUT
THEY SAID WE HAVE TO MAKE A
STAND AND STAY IS NOT OKAY TO
NEGOTIATE ON THE BACKS OF
FEDERAL WORKERS.
FEDERAL WORKERS. SOME CAME UP AND SAID STAY
STRONG.
STRONG. THAT IS A SELF SACRIFICE, RIGHT?
SAYING THIS IS NOT A FUTURE
OPTION TO NEGOTIATE LIKE THIS.
>> WHEN WILL THE SHUT DOWN END?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK IT WILL END WHEN PEOPLE
PUT PRESSURE ON MITCH McCONNELL
AND OTHERS THAT KNOW IF THEY
DON’T OPEN THIS, IF THEY DON’T
AGREE TO SOMETHING SOON, THEY’RE
LOSING PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE WHO,
IN MANY CASES, HAVE BEEN
LIFELONG REPUBLICANS.
LIFELONG REPUBLICANS. THEY SEE THIS AS USING THEM WHO
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
ARGUMENT AROUND BORDER SECURITY
OR IMMIGRATION.
OR IMMIGRATION. THEY FEEL LIKE POLITICAL PAWNS
AND THAT IS WHAT THEY’RE BEING
USED AS.
USED AS. >> THE PRESIDENT IS NOT BUDGING
FOR HIS DEMAND FOR THE MONEY,
WHICH MEANS THAT DEMOCRATS CAN
ASK FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS IN
ORDER TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT.
IS THERE A WISH LIST?
A DREAM WISH LIST THAT THE
DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN COMPILING TO
OFFER THE PRESIDENT IN EXCHANGE
FOR MORE MONEY FOR A WALL?
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THING
THAT’S WE WANT, BUT THAT IS ET
NEGOTIATION THAT SHOULD HAPPEN
AFTER THE GOVERNMENT IS OPEN
AGAIN AND THESE POOR PEOPLE ARE
GETTING THEIR PAYCHECKS.
WE HAVE A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS
WE WANT AROUND IMMIGRATION AND
BORDER SECURITY.
BORDER SECURITY. >> LIKE WHAT?
>> FIRST OF ALL A THREE-YEAR
TEMPORARY PROTECTION FOR TPS AND
DACA RECIPIENTS IS NOT NEARLY
SUFFICIENT, SO WE WANT REAL
PROTECTIONS FOR DACA AND TPS
RECIPIENTS, MOVING TOWARDS A
PATH TOE CITIZENSHIP IS IDEAL.
WHAT I’M PROPOSING AND MANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES ARE, IS THAT YOU
REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT AND LET’S
HAVE A BLUE RIBBON PANEL.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE IN AWHILE,
TO HELP US COME TO A MEANINGFUL
END HERE.
END HERE. THERE IS A LOT OF COMMON GROUND.
YOU HAVE SEEN THE PRESIDENT’S
LANGUAGE CHANGE.
LANGUAGE CHANGE. HE IS NOT CALLING IT A WALL ANY
MORE.
MORE. HE IS SAYING PHYSICAL BARRIERS
IN SOME BASES, AND I THINK THAT
MEAN THERE’S IS A ROOM FOR US TO
COME TO A COMMON GROUND, BUT HE
CANNOT USE PEOPLE’S PAYCHECKS AS
THE WAY TO DO IT AND THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT ALLOW
BECAUSE IF WE DO HE WILL DO IT
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
>> I THINK LET’S BE CLEAR, THERE
WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
HOUSE AND THE SENATE AND
INITIALLY FROM THE PRESIDENT TO
REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT TO FUND
THE GOVERNMENT FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME, AND THE PRESIDENT THROUGH
A WRENCH IN IT, HE WAS PRESSURED
BY RIGHT-WING MEDIA, BUT NOW
SEEMS LIKE A WAR OF ATTRITION
GOING.
GOING. IF THEY REFUSE TO BUDGE, IS
THERE A POINT THAT IT FEELS LIKE
IT IS NOT WORTH KEEPING THIS M
PEOPLE OUT OF WORK FOR THIS
LONG?
LONG? >> WE HAVE SHOWN OVER AND OVER
THAT WE CARE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? SO TO LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND
SAY WE’RE HOLDING STRONG AND
DOING WHAT WE BELIEVE IS RIGHT
FOR THE LONG TERM, BUT IN THE
MEANTIME THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO
MAKE THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENT,
THAT IS REALLY TOUGH TO DO.
SO I THINK WE’RE -- WHERE I’M AT
WITH THIS IS THAT WE NEED TO
FIND OTHER WAYS TO HELP PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO LOCK AT OTHER STATE
AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO PICK THIS
UP IN THE MEANTIME.
I THINK THERE IS A REALLY BROAD
AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF YOUR
PARTY PREFERENCE THAT WE SHOULD
NOT BE HAVING THESE KINDS OF
SHUT DOWNS AS A WAY TO NEGOTIATE
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. LET ALONE SOMETHING THAT HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE FEDERAL
WORKERS.
WORKERS. TEST NOT LIKE THIS IS AN
ARGUMENT ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY
SHOULD GET PAID, IT IS ABOUT
SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNRELATED.
AND THE PART THAT KILLS ME IS
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT BORDER
PATROL
PATROL PATROL AGENTS, COAST GUARD, LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIRST
RESPONDERS, THEY KEEP US SAFE,
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND TSA
AGENTS, THEY MAKE SURE THAT A
PLANE DOESN’T CRASH AND A
TERRORIST ISN’T ABLE TO ATTACK
US.
US. AND WE’RE NOT PAYING THEM?
THEY WON’T KEEP SHOWING UP TO
WORK.
WORK. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE MESSAGE
IS GETTING ACROSS THAT THIS IS
NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE’S
LIVES, IT’S ABOUT THE SAFETY OF
OUR COUNTRY AND MAKING SURE THIS