[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 128 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H6161-H6162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SEQUESTRATION TRANSPARENCY REPORT SHOWS LACK OF LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the 
administration released a report on how the President plans to 
implement the $600 billion defense sequester, threatening 
servicemembers, military families, and veterans. Politico explained it 
``shed little new light on the sword of Damocles.'' This report, 
required by the passage of the Sequestration Transparency Act, arrived 
1 week late, confirming that the President and the liberal-controlled 
Senate have refused to take sequestration as a top priority.
  Today, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing to receive 
testimony from key government officials who will implement 
sequestration. Based upon the minimal information provided, it's clear 
the administration has not made appropriate plans for the drastic 
budget cuts, even though the White House is responsible for proposing 
the disastrous proposal. House Republicans have voted five times, led 
by Chairman Buck McKeon, to replace sequestration with commonsense 
reforms to avoid the threat to national security or destroying jobs. I 
urge the President and the Senate to begin working with the House 
before it's too late.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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