[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE ACTED, PRESIDENT REMAINS AWOL ON SEQUESTRATION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, defense sequestration is a 
very real danger that will threaten our national security, put our 
brave men and women in uniform at risk, and destroy up to 1 million 
jobs across our country. Sadly, the President avoids action on this 
extremely important issue.
  House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon has recently been 
quoted in Politico saying:

       We're overdue for guidance from the administration on how 
     they interpret the law and plan to implement sequestration 
     mechanically.

  Last May, House Republicans voted to prevent sequestration by passing 
legislation which replaces these drastic defense cuts while maintaining 
a strong national defense. Additionally, one week ago today, the House 
passed the Sequestration Transparency Act with an overwhelming 
bipartisan vote of 414-2, which holds the administration accountable 
for these cuts. I urge the President and Senate to act before it's too 
late and hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans lose their 
jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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