[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SEQUESTRATION

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. The once inconceivable now seems to be 
becoming the inevitable. On Friday, the sequester, a plan designed to 
never be implemented, will be triggered. And now the question among the 
papers and pundits is exactly how bad sequester will turn out to be. My 
question is: Why aren't we debating how to stop it? Why are we not 
working together on a balanced fiscal plan? We all know it's not the 
right thing to do. We all know it's not the smart thing to do.
  My constituents in San Diego and everyone outside of D.C. knows that 
it's harmful. San Diegan air traffic controllers, our Border Patrol 
officers, and civilian defense personnel put on leave, making us less 
safe and less efficient? San Diegan senior citizens, many who have 
served our country, sent messages stating that they will not be able to 
receive the meals they depend on.
  San Diego teachers furloughed, disrupting our children's education? 
Blindly taking an ax to our budget is not a solution, it's a problem.
  With that, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 699, a balanced 
bill to replace the sequester with spending cuts and revenues.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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