[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                FAIRNESS

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today about fairness. Last 
night, I sent a letter to our Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives asking that my salary be withheld during this 
government shutdown.
  Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress are no better than anyone else in 
the State of Missouri or the United States. Families in my district and 
across the country are facing furloughs because President Obama and the 
Senate Democrats refuse to work and cooperate with House Republicans to 
stop the negative impact ObamaCare will have on our economy and our 
health care system.
  Senate leaders and President Obama must be willing to work with 
conservatives here in the House. While our government is shut down, I'm 
refusing my congressional salary because Members of Congress should not 
be treated any differently than any other American; and I urge every 
colleague and every Senator to do the same.

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