[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT

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                               speech of

                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 8, 2017

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this vital 
agreement brokered between the President and Congressional leaders. 
This is a must pass bill to bring much-needed relief to those 
devastated by Hurricane Harvey and those who will be hit by Hurricane 
Irma. Indeed, it allows for a short-term extension of the debt ceiling 
to avoid default and keeps our government functional at a time of 
natural disaster and ongoing crisis.
  Thank you to the President and our Leadership for pulling the nation 
back from the brink again. I hope that it will bring a return to 
bipartisan compromise and regular order. We must move away from the 
destabilizing cycle of moving from one manufactured crisis to the next, 
with no adopted budget for FY 2018 resulting in arbitrary spending 
allocations passed down from the Majority's Leadership.
  Congress should provide the American people with a 2018 final budget 
to assure a government funded at a level that provides stability and 
security.
  Let's put politics aside and pass this bill. Then, let us embark on 
bipartisan negotiations to develop a new budget agreement which allows 
for adequate caps for both defense and non-defense spending.
  I urge my colleagues to support this package for the benefit of our 
nation.

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