[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EVEN ONE MORE DAY IS TOO LONG

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, this shutdown has affected 
more than just the government. We all need to understand that.
  Yesterday, I learned that a veteran-owned small business in my 
district that contracts with the Navy has had to furlough its workers; 
but because they are not Federal employees, they won't be receiving 
backpay when the government resumes full operations. The lost pay will 
have a terrible impact on these employees and their families, but their 
absence is also seriously affecting the financial well-being of the 
small business that employs them.
  Let's think about this: How often is this happening throughout the 
country? And you begin to see how San Diego, alone, is losing $7 
million a week during the shutdown. How much longer are we going to 
play political games when everyone is guaranteed to lose?
  For our communities, for our economy, and, most of all, for those who 
are out of work, even one more day is too long. Let's fund the whole 
government and end this shutdown.

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