Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, held a town hall in Palmdale Sunday to discuss the impact of the partial federal government shutdown on workers and families in the 25th District.

Hill hosted the town hall at Machinist Hall in Palmdale after officially being sworn into office only three days prior.

“I’ve been part of this community my entire life, and this is why I felt like it was so important to come back home and talk to you about what is happening,” Hill said at the town hall. “The reality is, I entered this job in the midst of turmoil where we have a government that is not functioning, and that’s a huge part of why this new Congress was elected; to try and bring some sort of normalcy back to government.”

The partial government shutdown currently affects more than 800,000 federal workers and contractors, including TSA agents, first responders and border patrol workers, according to officials.

The main issue of contention between Democratic lawmakers in Congress and President Donald Trump has been funding for a wall along the US-Mexico border, with Trump asking for $5 billion and newly-elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi refusing to fund the wall.

“When I was sworn in on Thursday, we immediately voted on a bipartisan package that would provide critical funding for border security, and also reopen the government,” Hill said. “As of Friday, the president showed that he is still unwilling to prioritize the hardworking people of this country.”

Trump sent out a tweet Monday stating that he plans to address the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday evening to discuss what he called “the crisis at the southern border.”

I am pleased to inform you that I will Address the Nation on the Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Border. Tuesday night at 9:00 P.M. Eastern.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2019

The partial shutdown has become the third longest government shutdown in history as of Monday.

If the shutdown reaches Jan. 18, it will become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, beating out the 1995-96 shutdown that occurred as the result of conflict between President Bill Clinton and Republican lawmakers over Medicare, according to officials.

“Real people are suffering,” Hill said. “People aren’t getting their paychecks, people aren’t able to access services, and it’s only going to get worse unless we finally put a stop to the madness.”

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