[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TWO WEEKS, NO NEGOTIATIONS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago Friday, the 
President called Speaker Boehner out of the blue to announce he would 
not negotiate to avoid a shutdown. Since then, the President has made 
no plans to negotiate and has hosted one White House meeting to restate 
his position to not negotiate.
  Clearly, this confirms the American people should look at the actions 
of all officials, not just words. Sadly, the President says he ``has 
bent over backwards to work with the Republicans,'' but this is not 
accurate. This continues his actions different from his words. In 
February 2009, the President announced the deficit was unsustainable, 
but then he tripled it.
  House Republicans voted four times to avoid a shutdown. House 
Republicans were sincere in their actions and now vote repeatedly to 
save jobs and help families.
  It is my hope there will be good-faith negotiations and we can come 
together to avoid the upcoming unsustainable fiscal crisis by ending 
the shutdown and addressing the debt limit.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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