The House just passed a short-term funding package to keep the government operating until February 8, 2019. This bill includes $5 billion for the border wall and increased border security and roughly $8 billion in disaster relief to provide badly needed assistance to areas struggling to recover from Hurricane Michael, Hurricane Florence, and the California wildfires. I supported this bill because Congress has the responsibility to uphold our laws, keep our communities safe, and take care of citizens in need. I urge the Senate to quickly pass this legislation and send it to the President’s desk. The nation’s safety and security needs are too urgent to wait.