[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TIME FOR SENATE TO EMBRACE #FAIRNESSFORALL, TIME TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT

  (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, 10 months ago, I came to Washington, D.C., 
as the new employee of 705,000 people in western Pennsylvania.
  Before I came to Washington, I heard about inside deals that happened 
in this town. I saw some of these deals when President Obama cut 
special breaks for Big Business and Senators and Representatives. What 
the President left out was a break for the American people.
  It's just not fair. It's an outrage.
  Western Pennsylvanians are right frustrated with Washington, D.C. It 
seems that Harry Reid and the Senate are intent on keeping the 
government shut down so they can protect the special breaks they cut 
for themselves and for their friends and allies.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm here to deliver a message from my constituents to 
the Senate: no special deals. If Big Business and President Obama's 
friends get a break from the health care law, then so should 
individuals and families in western Pennsylvania and around the Nation.
  It's time for the Senate to embrace fairness for all. It's time to 
reopen the government.

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