[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        LET'S GOVERN RESPONSIBLY

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, in July, I stood at this same podium 
arguing it shouldn't take a government shutdown threat each year to 
force Congress to do its job. I voted against Congress adjourning for 
the month of August, insisting that Congress remain to complete 
critical business.
  The work of the people remains unfinished. Today is day 11 of the 
government shutdown. Thousands of workers stay home, without a 
paycheck, and yet Congress has not done its job.
  This shutdown has failed to will Congress and the administration to 
the finish line, and we have seen a cycle of crisis management rather 
than responsible governing.
  Mr. Speaker, Washington is broken. This is not governing. This is not 
what our Founding Fathers intended.
  I urge Congress and the leadership in Washington to return to regular 
order of business. Instead of governing by crisis, let's responsibly 
govern, by getting the people's business completed on time.

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