[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SEQUESTRATION

  (Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise asking my colleagues 
to join together to end the sequester.
  Many constituents and many business owners have expressed this 
question over the last 6 months: ``What is Congress going to do about 
ending the sequester cuts?''
  My district has military and Federal contractors that are impacted by 
these cuts. Head Start programs are serving fewer children, while 
nutrition programs that serve seniors such as Meals on Wheels are also 
being cut. Sequester affects our economy and the most vulnerable of our 
Nation.
  That is why we need a balanced approach to repeal sequestration. We 
need to reach a compromise on a real plan and work out the differences 
between the House and Senate budgets to end sequester cuts.

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