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The official Twitter account of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D), of New Jersey's 6th district, Ranking Member of Committee.

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  1. With all the talk about the , there’s a great deal of confusion about what that actually means. Here’s a quick explainer on what the government shutdown means for Americans:

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  2. “But it’s also true that revving up the wall fight allows Mr. Trump to divert attention from so much of the other drama threatening to swallow him up.”

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  3. Joined in defeating a last minute GOP effort to add a controversial giveaway to insurance companies as part of an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) at the expense of policyholders and taxpayers.

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  4. We have real challenges facing our country on , health care and the economy. It is shameful for to create a self-inflicted crisis with so much work left to do.

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  5. Small business and mortgage loans could be delayed as the Stock Market continues to drop from the uncertainty over the . The National Science Foundation would be unable to award grants and make payments for programs that support innovation.

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  6. 150,000 Homeland Security Employees would be working without pay on Christmas. More than 420,000 federal workers total will work without pay & 380,000 will be furloughed during the holidays.

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  7. These departments are crucial to keeping us safe and our economy moving. Training for emergency responders who assist during natural disasters will be delayed. TSA, which keeps our airports running, will have its hands tied behind its back.

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  8. . is promising a long shutdown. What will that mean? Departments of Transportation, Justice, Homeland Security, Commerce, State, Agriculture, Interior, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development will lose their funding.

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  9. You can watch my Facebook Live Q & A on the & other pressing issues here:

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  10. I have not always agreed with Secretary Mattis, but I have always respected his service to our country. We should all be thankful for his willingness to stand up to ’s recklessness on the world stage.

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  11. These attacks are intolerable, and we plan to continue to work together on a bipartisan basis next Congress to defend American consumers and enterprise from international criminals like those indicted yesterday.

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  12. The hackers targeted American industries that span the jurisdiction of from medical equipment, manufacturing, healthcare, biotechnology, automotive, oil and gas exploration, telecommunications and consumer electronics.

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  13. Yesterday’s Department of Justice indictment exposed a broad cyber-theft campaign sanctioned by the Chinese government.

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  14. Too much is at stake to risk shutting down the government over a wasteful and unnecessary wall. NJ families will suffer during the holidays if Republicans continue to pursue these reckless policies. .

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  15. Thanks ! I know that we will be fighting side by side for New Jersey (and yes, Central NJ) in the new Congress.

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  16. Thank you . I look forward to seeing your continued leadership on the

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  17. Proud to stand with , Attorney General Grewal and Commissioner McCabe as they stand up to Trump’s reckless environmental policies threatening our coast.

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  18. We have a lot of work to do when take the majority in January. What are your top priorities for the new Congress?

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  19. We’ll also conduct robust oversight of the Trump Administration’s ongoing actions to sabotage our health care system, exacerbate climate change and weaken consumer protections.

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  20. In the coming months, we will push an aggressive agenda to rebuild America, combat climate change, make health care and prescription drugs more affordable, and protect peoples’ privacy.

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