[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE SENATE NEEDS TO HUSTLE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, just hours before a critical deadline for this 
country, the Democrat Senate is MIA.
  On Saturday evening, House Republicans sent them a second legislative 
proposal to keep the government open, and the Senate is sitting on it. 
They have yet to take action or to even come in to work.
  Make no mistake--the House is committed to keeping the government 
open. We are open to compromise. We know that's required of a Congress 
comprised of a Republican House and a Democrat Senate. That's why we 
have taken steps to come to the middle and find common ground. Our most 
recent proposal to keep the government open fully funds critical 
services, protects troop pay, provides fairness for all Americans under 
ObamaCare, and permanently stops ObamaCare's medical innovation tax.
  There is so much potential for bipartisan efforts to advance this 
legislation in the Senate, but Senator Reid needs to bring up the 
proposal and adopt an attitude that is broader than ``our way or the 
highway.'' There is time left for us to work together. The Senate needs 
to hustle.

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