[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1672]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SEQUESTRATION

  (Mr. ROGERS of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, the Anniston Army Depot is in my 
hometown and my district. It serves as a critical installation for our 
brave warfighters and our Nation.
  Now with President Obama's sequester just days away, the depot, along 
with other vital military installations across our country, faces 
devastating cuts, possibly resulting in furloughs for already hurting 
families.
  I agree we need to cut spending, and we need to reduce the size of 
our Federal Government; but I also believe, for our national security 
and for our warfighters' readiness, we must cut spending in a smarter 
way.
  Friday will mark the beginning of the $85 billion in Federal cuts 
across the board this year. I stand here today to urge President Obama 
to do the right thing: support what the House has done twice and 
replace these sequester cuts with smarter, more responsible reforms. 
And let's do it without trying to raise taxes again on the American 
people in just two months' time.

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