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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 No. 127 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 12 p.m. Senate TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was to the Senate from the President pro lican leader, there will be a period of called to order by the Honorable ED- tempore (Mr. LEAHY). morning business until 11:15 this morn- WARD J. MARKEY, a Senator from the The assistant bill clerk read the fol- ing. The Republicans will control the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. lowing letter: first half and the majority the second U.S. SENATE, half. At 11:15 a.m. the Senate will pro- PRAYER PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, ceed to executive session to consider The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- Washington, DC, September 24, 2013. the nomination of Todd Hughes to be a fered the following prayer: To the Senate: U.S. circuit judge for the Federal Cir- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, Let us pray. cuit. At 11:45 a.m. there will be a roll- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby call vote on confirmation of that nomi- Eternal Spirit, supreme source of appoint the Honorable EDWARD J. MARKEY, a light and love, as the American people nation. Following that vote, the Sen- Senator from the Commonwealth of Massa- ate will recess until 2:15 p.m. to allow experience jitters because of an im- chusetts, to perform the duties of the Chair. for the weekly caucus meetings. At 2:15 pending government shutdown, we look PATRICK J. LEAHY, p.m. we will resume consideration of to You, the fountain of wisdom. Give President pro tempore. the motion to proceed to the con- our Senators the wisdom to know what Mr. MARKEY thereupon assumed the tinuing resolution. Senator MIKULSKI is right and the courage to do it. Lord, chair as Acting President pro tempore. will make opening remarks at that thank You for the doors You open to f time, and Senator CRUZ will be recog- us, providing us with opportunities to nized after her. accomplish Your purposes. Open for RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER Mr. President, on the morning news I our lawmakers new and wide horizons, hear there will be a filibuster today. I leading them to ever-increasing useful- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- want to disabuse everyone. There will ness. Give them the backbone to go pore. The majority leader is recog- be no filibuster today. Filibusters are through the doors You open, setting nized. to stop people from voting, and we are aside fears that intimidate and discour- f going to vote tomorrow. Under the age, as they seek to obey Your com- rules, no one can stop that. We can ad- MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIA- mands. vance the time and do it more quickly. We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. TIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014— We could do that at any time, and I MOTION TO PROCEED f would be happy to make sure we ac- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to complish that, if both sides agree that, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE proceed to Calendar No. 195, which is in fact, is something we should do. But The Presiding Officer led the Pledge the continuing resolution. we are going to vote tomorrow regard- of Allegiance, as follows: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- less of what anyone says or does today, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the pore. The clerk will report the motion. unless it is a consent agreement to col- United States of America, and to the Repub- The assistant bill clerk read as fol- lapse the time, and that vote will occur lic for which it stands, one nation under God, lows: sometime around noon tomorrow. So I indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 195, a want to make sure everyone under- f joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making con- stands there will be no filibuster today. tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, ECONOMIC RECOVERY APPOINTMENT OF ACTING and for other purposes. Mr. President, for millions of Amer- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SCHEDULE ican families, the road to economic re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. REID. Mr. President, following covery has been long, long, and very, clerk will please read a communication my remarks and those of the Repub- very hard. Now, just as the economy ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S6689 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:12 Sep 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24SE6.000 S24SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 24, 2013 begins to gain steam, some Repub- live paycheck to paycheck. Although and get things done. I would hope that licans in Congress seem determined to checks would go out to seniors already with this crisis facing us we can put all derail 4 years of progress. They are ob- on Social Security, no new applications our obsessions about health care and sessed with defunding health care. for benefits would be processed, putting President Obama getting reelected and They are pushing us closer and closer seniors and disabled Americans at risk. our still controlling the Senate behind to a government shutdown that would Likewise, veterans applying for edu- us and move on to do good things for tank the economy, and that is an un- cation, disability, and pension benefits our country again. derstatement. would be forced to wait. The Centers RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER The business community is gravely for Disease Control would stop moni- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- concerned about the impacts of a shut- toring disease outbreaks. Passport ap- pore. The Republican leader is recog- down on the economy, and middle-class plications would languish, costing air- nized. Americans are really upset and con- lines and travel-related businesses mil- HOUSE CONTINUING RESOLUTION cerned about this threat. lions of dollars. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, Yesterday Republican and Demo- By a 3-to-1 margin, Americans al- about 4 years ago I mounted a cam- cratic leaders in both Houses of Con- ready oppose this senseless Republican paign right here on the Senate floor gress received a letter from the Busi- plan—some feel more strongly than against a bill that would come to be ness Roundtable, an association of others—to hold the government hos- known as ObamaCare. Nearly every chief executive officers who employ tage to defund ObamaCare. day we were in session, I spoke about more than 16 million people. It is re- As I said here yesterday morning, the dangers of this bill for individuals, spected by Democrats and Republicans. CNN, CNBC, in separate polling, show for families, for businesses, and the The CEOs cautioned us about the eco- 59 percent—the same number in both very character of our country. I pre- nomic dangers of a government shut- polls—59 percent of the American peo- dicted that it would be a complete dis- down. They warned of the catastrophic ple support ObamaCare, and even a aster and that anyone who voted for it effects of a first-ever default on the Na- larger number of people think the gov- would come to regret it because the tion’s debt—the next looming crisis Re- ernment shutdown is the worst idea promises that were being made about publicans hope to exploit to their own that ever came along—as one Repub- ObamaCare could not possibly be kept. short-term political benefit. I should lican Senator said, the dumbest idea he And guess what happened. These pre- say some Republicans. ever heard. So imagine, Mr. President, dictions are all coming true. This is what the Business Roundtable their reaction—the American public— ObamaCare has not even been fully wrote yesterday: once they see the dark economic out- implemented yet, but we can already Failure to fund the basic business of gov- come of a shutdown. I have told you see the train wreck headed our way. ernment and adjust the debt limit in a fis- how they feel. But they can see in their Premiums are skyrocketing. Major cally responsible manner would risk both the mind’s eye that they are losing their companies have been dropping the immediate and long-term health of the U.S. health care plans their employees have economy. Even a brief government shut- jobs, their families are losing jobs, and down would have serious economic con- an unquestioned economic downturn. and like. And every week it seems sequences and default, however temporary, Confucius, the famous Chinese phi- there are new reports about glitches would be calamitous. losopher, offered a warning—now a that will hurt families, compromise Five years removed from the worst of long, long time ago—when he said: personal information, or expose the the great recession, job creation, eco- ‘‘When anger rises, think of the con- American people to fraud—all of which nomic growth, and other key economic sequences.’’ helps explain why even some of the indicators are not where they should I realize generally the Republicans bill’s fiercest early backers are looking be, but they are headed in the right di- are still upset and mad, angry that for an escape hatch.
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