[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 137 (Saturday, October 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the human 
consequences of this needless government shutdown, the impact of this 
shutdown on real people and families back in our home districts. There 
are so many people out there who are hurt and are worried about what's 
going on here in Washington, and how can any of us blame them? Let me 
just give you one example.
  I have a woman from the Quad Cities, which is an area I represent, 
who reached out to our office. She's worked at the Rock Island Arsenal 
for 15 years, and she told me how much she loved her job, but she was 
furloughed earlier this year because of sequestration. Now she is out 
of work indefinitely because of this needless government shutdown. She 
is worried, like any of us would be, about how she is going to make 
ends meet, how she is going to support her family, and how frustrated 
she is with the government.
  We need to encourage good people like this woman from the Quad Cities 
to stay in public service, not drive them away. She is one of more than 
25,000 workers at the Rock Island Arsenal who are impacted by this. I 
say to my colleagues on the left and my colleagues on the right, let's 
work together and solve this.

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