[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, yet again, House Republicans have taken us down 
to the wire--refusing to pass a budget or to pay our bills on time.
  As The Wall Street Journal asked recently of the GOP: ``Are you 
nuts?''
  If their antics force the government to shut down, our military, 
including people serving overseas right now, will not be paid on time. 
If they default on our bills, 10 million Americans won't receive their 
Social Security checks on time, and families will pay higher interest 
rates on their mortgages, loans, and credit cards. The last time 
Republicans took us to the brink, the S&P downgraded our credit rating. 
If the GOP doesn't compromise, they could trigger a worldwide financial 
crisis and cause long-term economic damage.
  Since when have these cutthroat tactics been an acceptable way to 
govern? The answer is: they are not.

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