[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15822]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE IS IN CHAOS

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, the House of Representatives, the people's 
House, is in chaos. Last week, just hours before a government shutdown, 
we only managed to pass a 6-week CR to keep the government open. I 
voted for this bill because I refuse to shut down government and to do 
it over partisan politics because our Nation deserves better.
  It is time for the GOP dysfunction to end. If we work together, Mr. 
Speaker, today with bipartisan support, we could reauthorize the Ex-Im 
Bank, restore voting rights lost in the wake of the Shelby v. Holder 
decision, and fund the highway trust fund in a sustained way.
  But none of this seems to be happening because of Republican chaos 
and the inability to govern effectively. Republicans in Congress need 
to join Democrats and just get back to the issues that hardworking 
American families care about: jobs, voting rights, and the economy.

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