[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PAY OUR MILITARY ACT

  (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, my office continues to be flooded with 
calls from North Carolinians who are frustrated with the government 
shutdown. The House and Senate clearly disagree on how to proceed, but 
one thing we can all agree on is supporting our men and women in the 
military.
  Last Monday, Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Pay Our 
Military Act. This bill ensures that our servicemen and -women and 
their civilian counterparts are paid during the shutdown.
  Unfortunately, the administration delayed using this authority to pay 
all members of the military and DOD civilians, meaning many civilian 
workers who should be working were furloughed.
  Our servicemen and -women deserve our deepest respect and gratitude. 
These men and women bravely serve their country and their paychecks 
should not be jeopardized. After pressure from the House, the 
administration quit delaying the implementation of this law.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the administration to also adopt the other 
commonsense funding bills passed by the House last week. Americans want 
to get back to work and don't want to see the government play politics 
with their paycheck.

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