[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WE'VE GOT TO OPEN UP GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. BERA of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BERA of California. Day No. 9, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today is 
day No. 9 of the government shutdown.
  Enough with the games, the name calling, the finger-pointing. It's 
time we come together, open the government, pay our bills, and then 
begin negotiating a real budget. Yes, let's negotiate a real budget 
that begins to address our debt and the deficit. But first, we've got 
to open up government.
  In my district, in Rancho Cordova, they've shown us what working 
together looks like. I spoke with Darcy Brewer, the executive director 
of the California Capital Airshow. They faced some challenges--high 
winds, bad weather--but they came together, worked into the night, and 
didn't shut down. They put on a spectacular airshow.
  Mr. Speaker, that's what we do as Americans. When times get tough, we 
pull together, and we show up. We don't shut down.

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