[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H2337-H2338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mr. JACKSON of Illinois asked and was given permission to address 
the

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House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, yesterday my Republican 
colleagues introduced a continuing resolution that would increase the 
defense budget for the entire year while funding the rest of the 
government for just 1 week and drastically cutting just about every 
other vital program. That's no compromise.
  For months the Republicans have said that as we reduce spending 
everyone has to take a haircut, including the Defense Department. But 
now the Republicans propose increasing military spending. The 
Republicans claim they want to fund the government for the rest of the 
year. But this bill is for 1 week with drastic cuts to programs that 
serve our most vulnerable.
  Madam Speaker, if you say one thing and then you do another, that is 
not negotiating in good faith. That's not a real compromise.
  In fact, The Washington Post reported that in the Republican caucus 
this week, the possibility of the government shutdown was greeted with 
cheers and with applause. They want a shutdown.
  Over 13 million Americans are unemployed. They don't have time for 
this, and they don't have any more time to waste; and we shouldn't be 
wasting the time and the resources that they gave us. So if the 
Republicans won't compromise at the negotiating table, maybe we should 
get everyone down here to the floor to discuss this, to discuss the 
condition of the unemployed and to discuss why a government of, for, 
and by the people should remain open.

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