[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    LET'S FOCUS MORE ON PRIORITIES OF HARD-WORKING AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the House Republican leadership's continued 
dysfunction and inability to govern is starting to have real effects on 
people back home.
  Like most Members, I spent the last month back home listening to the 
people that I work for, and I heard one message loud and clear. They 
want us to get to work and get things done and set aside the 
hyperpartisanship and focus on the priorities of the American people; 
yet we are 10 days away from another government shutdown.
  We are no further ahead today than we were 6 months ago in getting a 
budget that represents the interests and the priorities of the American 
people, 10 days away from another government shutdown--instead of 
focusing on the priorities of the American people, like rebuilding our 
crumbling roads and bridges that would help us be more efficient and 
make our businesses more productive, nothing.
  Instead of focusing on the priorities of the American people to grow 
our economy, we have seen nothing come to this floor of the House. We 
can't even get a budget bill.
  On this side, Democrats, we stand willing to work, and we stand 
willing to compromise. We will work with you to put together a spending 
plan. We cannot continue to allow the priorities of the American people 
to be set aside.

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