[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14372]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CAST A VOTE FOR AMERICA

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, for the last 21 hours we have heard a 
discourse on ``Green Eggs and Ham'' and a multitude of other commentary 
that spoke to the will of one person, but I believe America wants this 
body and the other body to stand on behalf of those who cannot speak 
for themselves.
  I rise to call upon this body to cast a vote for America. The 
soldiers that have left our soil and those who are still here, as well 
as their families, need compensation. Medicare and Medicaid recipients 
need to have their benefits processed. We need clean air and clean 
water.
  The Government of the United States is not frivolous or wasteful. The 
government is a rainy-day umbrella for those who suffer from all manner 
of devastation and disaster. I don't know about the thoughts of 21 
hours, but I do know that I'm going to stand against a clouded and 
crowded continuing resolution.
  Vote to keep the government open and let's start using ObamaCare on 
October 1. That's the American way. That's the vote for all of America, 
and that's the vote for the vulnerable who cannot speak for themselves.

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