[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 135 (Thursday, October 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PAY OUR MILITARY ACT

  (Mr. BROOKS of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this week the Pay Our Military 
Act became law. It states, in part, and I quote:

       There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2014 such 
     sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to: 
     Members of the armed services, civilian personnel of the 
     Department of Defense who are providing support to members of 
     the armed services, and contractors of the Department of 
     Defense whom are providing support to members of the Armed 
     Forces.

  Mr. Speaker, every single DOD civilian worker and contractor supports 
the armed services. Hence, as a matter of law, there should be no 
furloughs of any DOD civilian personnel and no payment delays to any 
DOD contractors.
  Yet, a DOD memo states, ``Of the Department's 800,000 civilian 
workers, about half will be furloughed.''
  Mr. Speaker, that violates the Pay Our Military Act, and the Obama 
administration must immediately return all 400,000 furloughed DOD 
employees to work and pay all DOD contractors on time. It's the law.

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