[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IT IS TIME TO PUT GOVERNING OVER POLITICS

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with disappointment. I'm 
disappointed that this Nation's leaders have once again kicked the can 
down the road instead of making tough and important decisions on our 
Nation's spending.
  Yesterday, the House passed a continuing resolution without my vote 
to simply continue to fund government into the 2013 fiscal year at 
current levels as catastrophic cuts loom on the horizon set to hit in 
January of 2013. Sequestration, as these cuts are known, threaten our 
national security. An estimated 200,000 jobs in Virginia will be lost, 
jobs that support our warfighters and their mission around the world.
  Mr. Speaker, we have 16 days to the beginning of a new fiscal year, 
yet Congress has delayed tough decisions again. These delays are 
unconscionable. These delays are unacceptable. Congress should stay in 
Washington and stop ignoring the reality of these looming cuts.
  It is time to put governing over politics.

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