[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HOUSE WILL CONTINUE AS BIPARTISAN LEADER

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, this is a first for me. This is a first for a 
lot of us.
  Because of a partisan refusal even to talk with House Republicans 
about a plan to keep our government open and ensure fair treatment for 
all Americans under ObamaCare, the Federal Government is shut down.
  Yes, the consequences of Presidential partisanship are real and are 
being felt throughout the country--in furloughed offices and in faulty 
health care exchanges.
  Over the past 2 weeks, the House has offered four bipartisan 
proposals to fund government services fully and put ObamaCare 
uncertainty on hold.
  Each effort was rebuffed. Each good-faith step we took to the middle 
was rejected--even the simplest request to sit down and work through 
our policy differences. Really.
  Call us names, belittle our values, refuse to negotiate with us--
fine. In this moment where leadership is required, be small.
  But House Republicans still recognize that it is going to take 
bipartisanship to reopen government. We will continue to lead as the 
only body that has provided bipartisan solutions for the country.

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