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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. Who is forced to work without pay during the ? Americans working at , , , , , , , , , , , , and other agencies. RT if you agree that's unacceptable.

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  2. I have called for robust oversight in order to reunite families, but Republicans refused to hold hearings. Trump wants us to forget, but the Democratic majority will work to find answers and protect children however we can in 2019.

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  3. One of the most heartbreaking stories of 2018 was the separated children crisis that took hold of our country last summer. I was truly moved when I visited the Elizabeth detention center on Father’s Day and saw the real impact of parents and children indefinitely separated.

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  4. The nativity scene at Holy Trinity Church, Long Branch at Christmas Mass.

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  5. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Wishing you and your family a joyful holiday season full of great memories and cheer.

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  6. Only Trump would blame his own appointee at the Fed, rather than failed policies like the & his shutdown of the government, for losses on the stock market.

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  7. We should be working to resolve this shutdown ASAP, not talking about weeks without essential agencies receiving funding. The Trump administration needs to start working for the American people.

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  8. New Jerseyans know that the wall is wasteful, unnecessary & certainly no reason to shutdown the government. Time for to end the tantrum & start working on issues that impact working families.

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  9. "N.J.’s Pallone gets the power to lead the fight for Obamacare and against drilling off the Jersey Shore"

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  10. 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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  11. “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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. . 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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  18. You can watch my Facebook Live Q & A on the & other pressing issues here:

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  19. 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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  20. 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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