[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18570]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          GETTING THE JOB DONE

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, last night the Senate did what great 
deliberative bodies are supposed to do--they worked together. They 
compromised. They accommodated other point of views, and they got the 
job done.
  Yes, it was a little bit late. It wasn't exactly timed as we would 
have liked, but now it's our turn. The Senate passed it in a 
bipartisan, overwhelming way. My colleagues, let's join together today. 
Let's show the American people that this Congress is not broken. That 
we are not so dysfunctional that we can't, at minimum, work together, 
come to agreement, compromise. Let's get this done. This is too 
important for the American people to let this go one more day. Please 
join me in supporting the fiscal cliff bill today.

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