[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SEQUESTRATION IS WRONG

  (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA. Let me begin by saying that the district I have the honor 
to represent in south Florida is made up of middle class families in 
neighborhoods like Kendall, Westchester, and the Florida Keys. The 
families who live in this region don't care about ideological debates 
of the left or right. They simply know the difference between right and 
wrong. And, ladies and gentlemen, the sequestration is wrong.
  The Keys Reporter reported that over 600 civilian workers at Key West 
Naval Base will be furloughed. This will hurt small businesses and 
families. Reports also say funding for work-study programs at schools 
like Miami Dade College, Florida International University, and Florida 
Keys Community College will be cut. The Miami Herald reported that air 
traffic control workers at Opa Locka Airport will be furloughed as of 
the beginning of April.
  I respectfully ask my colleagues to put their differences aside and 
get to work. I urge the Speaker to bring up H.R. 699, a balanced bill 
to replace the sequester with spending cuts and revenues.

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