[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15852]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   PRESIDENT FAILS TO ADDRESS ISSUES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on January 14 of this 
year, the President spoke at a press conference, saying:

       I think, if you look at the history, getting votes for the 
     debt ceiling is always difficult, and budgets in this town 
     are always difficult.

  The Federal Government has been shut down for 2 weeks. The President 
of the United States has a job, and it is to govern. Because of his 
lack of leadership, American families are experiencing smaller 
paychecks, limited or no access to government services, and tremendous 
uncertainty surrounding their futures.
  Although I am glad the President did finally engage in partial 
negotiations with House Republicans, I find it very disappointing that 
it took 10 days to do so, especially seeing as he believed our current 
challenges to be so ``difficult.''
  Our country is headed down a path of insolvency, destroying jobs. 
Over the coming days, it is my hope the President will take his 
responsibilities of negotiation seriously and work with House 
Republicans to reduce spending and reopen the government's doors.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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