[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 16, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H6613-H6614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a sense of cautious optimism 
that we are nearing the end of this financial crisis. Our colleagues in 
the Senate are showing all of us that we can have disagreements on the 
issues and still work together to find common ground to tackle the 
challenges facing our Nation.
  After so many weeks of this painful and unnecessary Federal 
Government shutdown, I urge all of my colleagues in the House to come 
together to support the commonsense, bipartisan Reid-McConnell proposal 
emerging from the Senate.
  The past few weeks have taken away valuable time and attention from 
the many challenges facing our country. Once we reopen the government 
and avoid default, I hope that all of us will redirect our energies 
toward building consensus on solutions for comprehensive immigration 
reform, rebuilding our roads, bridges and ports, growing our economy, 
reducing our debt in a responsible way, and, most urgently, promoting 
job creation.

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  I hope every Member of this House will commit themselves to getting 
back to the work we were sent here to do and delivering real results 
for our constituents.

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