[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 8, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6361-H6362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                DAY 8 OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, day 8 of the shutdown of the Federal 
Government.
  What do we know, Mr. Speaker?
  We know, 1, you and your majority wanted the shutdown, so you win. 
You have no plan to end this shutdown--that's obvious--and it's no 
longer about ObamaCare.
  But what we don't know is, who do you want to punish?
  It must only be the people of this great Nation. You pass bills for 
show only. You know that the Senate and the President will not cherry-
pick among the departments, yet you continue to pass these bills. Yet, 
you won't let the House vote on a clean CR to open government.
  Mr. Speaker, you tell us when you've made the people of this country 
suffer enough. You tell us when you're satisfied with the level of 
anxiety and pain that you have caused. At that time, maybe you'll let 
us vote the clean CR

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and let the people see where we all stand.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Westmoreland). Members will remember to 
address their remarks to the Chair.

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