[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15496]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                    IT'S TIME TO STOP PLAYING GAMES

  (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, over 1 week ago, Senate 
Majority Leader Harry Reid shut down the government rather than have an 
honest conversation about the problems facing this country.
  The House has passed not one, not two, not three, but four separate 
bills that would have kept the government running, while ensuring basic 
fairness for all Americans under the President's health care law.
  And even after the United States Senate rejected every single one of 
these bills, still House Republicans asked to simply have a 
conversation, and the Senate said no.
  So here we are. House Republicans are working and will continue to 
work to fund important government functions like medical research and 
benefits for our veterans. We hope the Senate and the President will 
join us in these efforts.
  It's time for the President and the Senate to stop playing games at 
the expense of the American people.

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