[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 15177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          FUND THE GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, it's time to fund the government.
  So far, House Republicans have passed four bills to fully fund the 
government. Since then, that wasn't enough for the Senate, and they 
shut the government down.
  On a bipartisan basis, we have passed bills to ensure our National 
Guard and reservists are paid, we're funding Federal benefits, 
reopening national parks, reopening the National Institutes of Health, 
and allowing the District of Columbia to expend their own local funds. 
All of these passed with bipartisan votes.
  A clean CR is not the answer. A clean CR funds the gold-plated health 
care plan for Members of Congress. Members of Congress cannot be 
treated one way and the American people another way. We need fairness 
for every American and to stop the chaos of ObamaCare.
  It's time for Harry Reid and President Obama to come to the table in 
good faith to work together with House Republicans for the good of all 
Americans. Let's pass the bills that we have bipartisan support for 
today.

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