Senator Udall highlights story of one New Mexico family impacted by the Trump Shutdown

Thank you madam President I rise today to talk about a new Mexico family who is severely impacted by the shutdown and I think there are probably hundreds of thousands of families like this across the country this is uh Lee aday so or nellis her husband or vi and their sons in and zachary they're all from carlsbad new Mexico sack ri their youngest in the Middle had a brain tumor and has undergone two surgeries sack ri is now And requires constant care or be his stepfather reduced his work by 75 percent as a daycare teacher to take care of zachary Lee is paycheck is a public nurse goes to their high insurance costs and medical bills the family moved back in together to save expenses they're older sunny and is now the main provider for the family guy and works for the Department of interior has been fur lowed for 26 days and has now Miss a paycheck the rna list family is scared to death he and will miss another check in another check they simply cannot make it without end being paid the or nellis family has made tremendous sacrifices as a family they can make no more adjustments as the President callously advised this trump shutdown must and now the President and Senate majority must do the right thing for the our nellis family and hundreds of thousands of families across the nation and open our government now a yield the floor