[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 137 (Saturday, October 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PAY OUR MILITARY ACT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, when Congress was unable 
to reach agreement on a funding bill, the House acted immediately on 
the Pay Our Military Act. The bill passed the House on September 29, 
the Senate on September 30, and it was signed into law by the President 
that same day.
  The Pay Our Military Act ensures that U.S. military personnel and 
active military Reservists will be paid and receive their allowances 
during this government shutdown.
  Over the past week, the House put forward legislation to fund 
critical areas of government. We passed the Pay Our Guard and Reserve 
Act and the Honoring Our Promise to America's Veterans Act. Yesterday, 
we considered and passed the Nutrition Assistance for Low-Income Women 
and Children Act; and, today, we passed another bill to fund the 
government.
  These measures should have received the support of every Member in 
this Chamber. They are bills that should have passed the Senate and 
made their way to the President's desk. The President and the Senate 
should back these bills just as they did the Pay Our Military Act. 
Let's end this stalemate and move forward with the people's business.

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