[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            NO SPECIAL DEALS

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my constituents' 
frustration with Washington, D.C. After a long career in the private 
sector, I share their frustration. I have negotiated many contracts 
where I used to work. To negotiate a contract, you need two parties to 
come to the table.
  Last night, the House sent a reasonable compromise to the Senate that 
subjects the rulers in Washington, D.C., to the effects of the health 
care law like the rest of the American people, and provides the 
American people with the same deal that President Obama gave big 
businesses and his friends. Members of Congress should not get a 
special deal when the American people do not.
  Senator Reid's refusal to talk, negotiate, compromise, and work with 
the House resulted in the shutdown of the Federal Government. The 
refusal to negotiate in order to protect congressional perks is 
indefensible.
  The American people expect and deserve better. The Senate must now 
come to the table.

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