[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 137 (Saturday, October 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6291-H6292]
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, I speak on the House floor for 
the third straight day to request that President Obama obey the Pay Our 
Military Act that fully funds, also, defense workers who support the 
Armed Forces. Since every defense worker, by definition, supports the 
Armed Forces, furloughs for every defense worker should end.

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  Over 60 Congressmen and I are highlighting this issue in hopes of 
returning 400,000 furloughed defense workers to their jobs. I am 
pleased to announce that we're making progress.
  Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel agreed that ``there's no 
job in our Department of Defense that doesn't support the military.'' 
Hence, the Pay Our Military Act's only furlough-ending requirement has 
been met.
  Mr. Speaker, President Obama must end all defense worker furloughs. 
Why? Because it's the law, and because America's national security is 
at stake.

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