[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CLEAN THE BARN

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Boehner has pledged to 
clean the barn before handing the Speakership over later this week.
  So far, we are off to a good start. First, a bipartisan majority is 
finally able to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. Ex-Im supports 
countless American jobs and historically has enjoyed broad bipartisan 
support.
  Today we learned of a bipartisan deal. I am still reviewing the 
details of this compromise, but I am encouraged that the leaders of 
both parties came together to protect the full faith and credit of the 
United States and to reduce the burden of sequestration.
  Now, I represent the heart of San Diego. We don't have many farms in 
my district, but even I know that when you put off cleaning the barn, 
the you-know-what tends to pile up.
  There is so much more that Congress should be doing that we are not 
doing this week. We still need a highway bill that will improve our 
Nation's infrastructure and create jobs. We need meaningful immigration 
reform and a deal to get rid of sequestration once and for all.
  Let's hope this week marks the beginning of an effort to not just 
clean the barn, but to keep the barn clean.

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