[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS CRUCIAL TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT'S DOORS

  (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, the Federal Government has 
been shut down for 15 days. For 15 days, the President and Senate 
Democrats have made very few attempts to work with the House to reopen 
the government's doors. Washington Democrats have not been willing to 
meaningfully negotiate with House Republicans who voted four times to 
avoid the fiscal crisis.
  Time is ticking. The people of South Carolina's Second Congressional 
District are hurting due to Washington Democrats' inability to engage 
in the legislative process. On behalf of the Savannah River Site 
employee in Aiken who is at risk of additional cuts to his hardworking 
paycheck, and the young family in Columbia who has been denied access 
to a medical trial that could potentially save their daughter's life, 
we should reopen the government, which promotes jobs.
  House Republicans understand the risk at stake. That is why we 
support commonsense proposals that will avoid national default 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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