[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           WE HAVE WORK TO DO

  (Ms. BONAMICI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, it is day 10 of the unnecessary and 
harmful government shutdown and a week away from when we reach the debt 
ceiling and risk an economic shutdown. It is time to end this 
dysfunction.
  Across this country, people are out of work and wondering, When will 
this shutdown end? Will the United States default on its debt? And, 
importantly, Why can't our elected Representatives resolve this?
  We can resolve this, and we can do it today. A majority of the House 
and Senate and our President support compromise legislation to reopen 
the government. The Speaker should schedule a vote now. And the 
majority of Americans--our constituents--are opposed to letting a 
debate about the Affordable Care Act excuse Congress from fulfilling 
its basic obligation to pay the Nation's bills.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, let's get the government open, make sure 
we don't cause the Nation to default, and sit down and face the 
challenges together. We have work to do to build the economy and to 
begin to rebuild and restore our Nation's confidence in this United 
States House of Representatives.

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