[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NO LABELS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last week a group of more 
than 80 Members of the House and Senate unveiled a package of 
legislative reforms to make government more efficient, effective, and 
less wasteful.
  The bipartisan group is called ``No Labels''--encompassing Members of 
Congress who have committed to meet on a regular basis to find common 
ground among political parties on a range of policy issues.
  I reach across the aisle on every single piece of legislation I 
introduce. It's the only way to actually get something done in this 
town. But this group is looking to create a larger dialogue among 
Members of Congress from different parties with different philosophies. 
It's a constructive group that is looking to advance solutions on a 
nonpartisan basis.
  The package of nine bills they introduced last week might not solve 
all the Nation's problems, but they do demonstrate how common ground 
can be achieved, how Democrats and Republicans can work together as 
problem-solvers.
  The more Members that we can bring together to work across the aisle 
on a consistent basis helps us to build trust and ultimately a 
legislative branch that functions a whole lot better.

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