[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 135 (Thursday, October 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6191-H6192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      COME TO THE CONFERENCE TABLE

  (Mr. HURT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HURT. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased that the House has acted once 
again to fund critical operations of the Federal Government.
  Last night, we adopted legislation that would provide funding for the 
National Institutes of Health and for reopening monuments like our 
World War II Memorial. The NIH provides critical funding for work 
ranging from the treatment of traumatic brain injuries suffered by our 
soldiers to cancer therapy for our children. NIH is the largest source 
of Federal research funding for the important work in these areas at 
the University of Virginia, located in Virginia's Fifth District.
  This critical funding should not lapse because the Senate majority 
leader refuses to come to the conference table to work out a reasonable 
spending agreement for the Federal Government.
  This critical funding should not lapse because the Senate majority 
leader insists on protecting health care waivers for Washington special 
interests while leaving Virginia families in the cold.
  The critical funding should not lapse because the Senate majority 
leader insists on protecting special health care

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subsidies for Members of Congress while leaving Virginia families to 
pay the price.
  I urge the Senate to come to the conference table today. Let's get 
this done.

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