[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               COMPROMISE

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, again, we hear about compromise. Yet, the 
President says he is unwilling to talk to us, that he is unwilling to 
negotiate. How is that compromise?
  We hear more and more talk about shutdowns. Now, if the Republicans 
talk about shutdowns, they talk about offering solutions, including the 
Full Faith and Credit Act, in order to keep the government open and 
operating for the American people.
  Finally, in this debate, in this drama, we hear deception or that 
people are using tactics to threaten the American people and scare 
them, Mr. Speaker, by saying that their Social Security is going to be 
taken away, which it would not be, if the Democrats actually pushed 
this thing to a shutdown.
  Let's stop the deception and, once again, stop the drama so that 
maybe my daughter would actually watch us on TV--because she is sick of 
the drama at school. We are sick of the drama here, so let's get 
together and get this stuff done. We've got 48 hours or less to get 
this out. Let's work together and compromise. Let's work with the 
President, work with the Senate, and work amongst ourselves.

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