[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               SEQUESTER

  (Mr. BARROW of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Madam Speaker, in a few hours, the so-called 
``sequester'' will begin to take effect, and the things we cannot do 
without will be cut just the same as the things we don't need and can't 
afford.
  What got us to this point was the failure to compromise, and what's 
kept us from solving this problem is that same failure to compromise. 
Only in Washington can so many folks agree on what the problem is, yet 
no solution is brought to the table.
  My home State of Georgia is home to some of this country's vital 
military installations, including Fort Gordon in my district, the 
central nervous system of our national defense. Nearly $1 billion in 
cuts will spread across these installations and will have devastating 
impacts on surrounding communities.
  I urge my colleagues to come back to the table, find the spending 
cuts we need to avoid this disaster, and begin the process of putting 
these partisan games behind us.

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