Washington, DC – Congresswoman Katie Hill (D-Santa Clarita) has announced that she will bring Christina “Chrissy” Lewis as her guest to the State of the Union Address.
Lewis is a veteran and single mother of two who previously experienced homelessness, an issue the Congresswoman worked to combat through her leadership of California’s largest homelessness nonprofit, PATH. Lewis is a constituent in Hill’s district who works as an air traffic controller, and was forced to work without pay during the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history.
“I got to know Chrissy during the recent government shutdown, which threatened her family’s livelihood and well-being. Chrissy is one of thousands in our country who suffered because the President decided to play political games with their lives,” Hill said. “During my time working in homelessness services and prevention, I learned that instability — like a shutdown — can be the onset of longstanding financial problems for hardworking people, through no fault of their own. Our government is supposed to help people, not put them at risk. I will fight for Chrissy and families like hers to ensure a shutdown of this kind never happens again, and that hardworking families are not used as political pawns.”
As one of the freshman class representatives to leadership, Hill has also been selected to serve on the Presidential Escort Committee prior to the State of the Union. She will be among a few Congressional Members to meet the President prior to his address.
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