[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14510]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN THIS CONGRESS

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, the great Hall of Fame Coach Vince 
Lombardi once said that ``Winners never quit, and quitters never win.''
  I was reminded of that quote when the House Republican leadership 
announced last Friday that they are canceling all session days for the 
month of October, despite the fact that we have an unfinished farm 
bill, postal reform bill, Violence Against Women Act, the Cybersecurity 
Act, we have a fiscal cliff looming for middle class families on 
January 1, and a sequestration on January 2.
  It is true there are passionate differences between the two sides 
about how we resolve these problems, but you don't resolve it by going 
home for 7 weeks. As Coach Lombardi said: ``Winners never quit, and 
quitters never win.''
  The American people deserve better than a 7-week recess with these 
challenges facing the American people. It's time for this leadership of 
this House to cancel their order and get back to work and solve the 
problems of our Nation.

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