[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, the GOP's dysfunction has real 
consequences for the hard-working Americans who elected us and who are 
trying to make ends meet for their families.
  Rather than pass a long-term highway bill that invests in our 
crumbling infrastructure and creates jobs, Republicans instead keep 
catering to the most radical elements of their base.
  Madam Speaker, this is irresponsible. The American people deserve 
better. It is time for the Republican Congress to come to its senses 
and for this Congress to come together for the good of the people who 
elected us.

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