[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 141 (Thursday, October 10, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE OFFER STILL STANDS

  (Mr. McCLINTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on September 30, after two previous 
attempts to keep the government fully funded, House Republicans adopted 
a measure that fully funded the government, fully funded ObamaCare, but 
simply delayed the individual mandate for a year. Now, this proposal 
was summarily rejected by House and Senate Democrats, and the 
government shut down.
  Now, I can understand why they might take that position. They 
actually thought the exchanges would work, but they haven't worked. 
They have been a complete and unmitigated disaster. And after more than 
3 years and $600 million of development costs, they are far, far from 
being ready.
  So, with this new experience, what is so unreasonable about delaying 
the mandate for a year while these problems are addressed?
  This should be a win-win for everyone--reopen the government and give 
the Democrats' signature program 1 year's reprieve from complete 
collapse. That is what Republicans offered on September 30, and that 
offer still stands.

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