[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 135 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, last night, nearly 80 of my colleagues 
joined me in sending a letter to Speaker Boehner urging him to keep the 
House in session every day until we reach a solution that prevents a 
government shutdown.
  In 2013, we saw how badly a shutdown damaged our economy: $24 billion 
in lost economic activity, 120,000 fewer private sector jobs created 
during the shutdown, and 20,000 veterans disabilities claims per week 
that were stalled. And yet even though we have nearly 2 weeks left 
before a shutdown would happen, there are only 5 days of scheduled 
activity in this House Chamber.
  The American people can't afford another self-inflicted Washington 
wound on our economy. The stakes are just too high to take even a day 
off. We owe it to working families, seniors, and veterans across our 
Nation to get the job done right now.

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