[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1906]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SEQUESTRATION IS HERE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, at midnight tonight, the 
Department of Defense and other government agencies will fall victim to 
the President's sequester. Every American family will be affected by 
the shifting of funds.
  In South Carolina's Second Congressional District, which I am 
grateful to represent, the Army's base at Fort Jackson in Columbia is 
expected to lose $75 million. Additionally, the Savannah River Site in 
Aiken and Barnwell will be forced to furlough thousands of hardworking 
employees and stall critical national missions due to a possible $200 
million budget cut. Both of these shifts will endanger our national 
security.
  The President and the Senate have refused to negotiate with House 
Republicans on a possible solution until today. House Republicans have 
voted twice to avoid sequestration. Our Nation has a spending problem 
we must address before it is too late and our debt spirals out of 
control. The President should change course and begin working with both 
Houses of Congress to tackle the national debt which threatens American 
families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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