[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 132 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6015-H6016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DON'T STICK YOUR FINGERS IN THE LIGHT SOCKET

  (Mr. BENTIVOLIO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, there's a lot of fighting going on right 
now in this Chamber, and I can tell you that there's nothing better 
than when I

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get to leave Washington and go back home to see my grandkids. Nothing 
warms my heart more than Emily, Nathan, and Kathryn running up and 
giving me a hug.
  As a grandfather, I find myself giving commonsense advice to my 
grandchildren. It's funny to tell them obvious things and realize that 
it seems like sage wisdom to them. ``Emily, look both ways when you 
cross the street.'' ``Nathan, if you want to be big and strong, you 
need to eat your vegetables.'' ``Kathryn, always wear your seatbelt.'' 
Finally, ``Don't stick your finger in the light socket.''
  Since the passage of ObamaCare, the economy has stagnated as 
businesses try to figure out the new rules and the regulations.
  Don't stick your finger in the light socket.
  ObamaCare is turning running our Nation into a country of part-time 
workers as companies try to fall under the 30-hour threshold for their 
employees.
  Don't stick your finger in the light socket.
  Premiums are rising rather than falling.
  Don't stick your finger in the light socket.
  By the President's own admission, the systems to implement ObamaCare 
are not yet ready.
  Don't stick your finger in the light socket.
  Americans are pleading with the Senate and the President to stop 
sticking their fingers in the light socket.

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