Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 No. 171 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was who demanded this system of expiring steps. The good news is that, if we ever called to order by the Speaker pro tem- cuts and sequestration in the first got the chance to consider them in a pore (Mr. HARPER). place. fair and open debate on the floor of the Make no mistake. There will be some f House, we would find bipartisan sup- real damage. We will be squeezing some port for each of these real saving op- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO people who deserve far better, and then tions. The good news is that, ulti- TEMPORE we’ll be scrambling to refine the budg- mately, we are going to take these The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- et reductions in a way that makes steps, proving, once again, the wisdom fore the House the following commu- sense. And some time in the hours, of Winston Churchill when he observed nication from the Speaker: days, and weeks ahead, we will get a that you could always count on the semibalanced small agreement, very Americans to do the right thing after WASHINGTON, DC, likely, struggling throughout the new December 31, 2012. they have exhausted every other possi- I hereby appoint the Honorable GREGG Congress with budget bluster, espe- bility. cially in the House, moving from crisis HARPER to act as Speaker pro tempore on f this day.
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