[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15415]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, the truth is out. Republican leaders 
and their big donors have been planning this shutdown for over 2 years. 
Why? They claim it's because of ObamaCare, but it's now clear to 
everyone that it is plainly and simply about Obama.
  He won re-election, and they still can't deal with it, so they're 
willing to hurt their own constituents and the entire country just to 
try to keep our President from doing the job he was overwhelmingly 
elected to do.
  The American people should be outraged and demand that this shutdown 
end now and that Congress lift the debt ceiling, pay our bills, and 
protect the good faith and credit of our Nation.
  The good news is that even some Republicans are sick and tired of 
these childish, destructive tactics. They, like us Democrats, want to 
put our Federal workers back to work, to make sure they and those 
depending on Social Security will be paid, that all veterans receive 
the services we owe them, that vulnerable women and children can get 
the care they need, and that our Nation will continue to remain strong.
  So the American people must demand that Speaker Boehner bring the 
clean CR to the floor for a vote today. If he doesn't, then they must 
insist that their Representatives stand up for this country and our 
fellow Americans by stepping up and signing a discharge petition to end 
the madness.

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