H6370 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 b 1349 Roskam Simpson Wagner PERSONAL EXPLANATION Ross Sinema Walberg Messrs. CAPUANO and SMITH of Rothfus Smith (MO) Walden Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. Washington changed their vote from Royce Smith (NE) Walorski 529—Motion to Table Ruling of the Chair; and ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Ruiz Smith (NJ) Weber (TX) 530—Passage of H.J. Res. 84, had I been Runyan Smith (TX) Webster (FL) present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Mr. YODER changed his vote from Ryan (WI) Southerland Wenstrup ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Salmon Stewart Westmoreland f Sanford Stivers Whitfield So the motion to table was agreed to. Scalise Stockman Williams RECESS The result of the vote was announced Schneider Stutzman Wilson (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- as above recorded. Schock Terry Wittman Schrader Thompson (PA) Wolf ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Schweikert Thornberry Womack declares the House in recess subject to question is on the passage of the joint Scott, Austin Tiberi Woodall the call of the Chair. resolution. Sensenbrenner Tipton Yoder Sessions Turner Yoho Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 57 min- The question was taken; and the Shimkus Upton Young (AK) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Speaker pro tempore announced that Shuster Valadao Young (IN) f the ayes appeared to have it. NOES—168 b 1520 RECORDED VOTE Andrews Grayson Negrete McLeod Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bass Green, Al Nolan AFTER RECESS mand a recorded vote. Beatty Green, Gene O’Rourke Becerra Grijalva The recess having expired, the House A recorded vote was ordered. Owens Bishop (GA) Hahn Pallone was called to order by the Speaker pro The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Pascrell tempore (Mr. POE of Texas) at 3 o’clock will be a 5-minute vote. Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) Bonamici Heck (WA) and 20 minutes p.m. The vote was taken by electronic de- Payne Brady (PA) Himes Pelosi f vice, and there were—ayes 248, noes 168, Brown (FL) Hinojosa Perlmutter not voting 15, as follows: Brownley (CA) Holt Pingree (ME) REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Butterfield Horsford [Roll No. 530] Pocan VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Capps Hoyer Polis AYES—248 Capuano Huelskamp Price (NC) H.J. RES. 89, EXCEPTED EMPLOY- ´ Cardenas Huffman Quigley EES’ PAY CONTINUING APPRO- Aderholt Fleming Luetkemeyer Carney Israel Rangel PRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014; Amash Flores Lummis Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard Amodei Forbes Lynch Cartwright Jeffries PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Ruppersberger Bachmann Fortenberry Maloney, Sean Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Ryan (OH) OF H.R. 3273, DEFICIT REDUCTION Bachus Foster Marchant Castro (TX) Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WORK- Barber Foxx Marino Chu Keating T. Barletta Franks (AZ) Massie Cicilline Kelly (IL) ING GROUP ACT OF 2013; AND Sanchez, Loretta Barr Frelinghuysen Matheson Clarke Kennedy PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Sarbanes Barrow (GA) Garcia McCarthy (CA) Cleaver Kildee Schakowsky OF H.J. RES. 90, FEDERAL AVIA- Barton Gardner McCaul Clyburn Kilmer Schiff TION ADMINISTRATION CON- Benishek Garrett McClintock Cohen Kind Bentivolio Gerlach McHenry Connolly Kirkpatrick Schwartz TINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESO- Bera (CA) Gibbs McIntyre Conyers Kuster Scott (VA) LUTION, 2014 Bilirakis Gibson McKeon Cooper Langevin Scott, David Bishop (UT) Gingrey (GA) McKinley Costa Larsen (WA) Serrano Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee Black Gohmert McMorris Courtney Larson (CT) Sewell (AL) on Rules, submitted a privileged report Blackburn Shea-Porter Goodlatte Rodgers Crowley Lee (CA) (Rept. No. 113–243) on the resolution (H. Boustany Gosar Meadows Cuellar Levin Sherman Brady (TX) Gowdy Meehan Cummings Lewis Sires Res. 373) providing for consideration of Braley (IA) Granger Messer Davis (CA) Lofgren Slaughter the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) mak- Bridenstine Graves (GA) Mica Davis, Danny Lowenthal Smith (WA) ing appropriations for the salaries and Brooks (AL) Graves (MO) Miller (FL) Speier DeFazio Lowey related expenses of certain Federal em- Brooks (IN) Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) DeGette Lujan Grisham Swalwell (CA) Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Miller, Gary Delaney (NM) Takano ployees during a lapse in funding au- Buchanan Grimm Mullin DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) thority for fiscal year 2014, and for Bucshon Guthrie Mulvaney Deutch (NM) Tierney other purposes; providing for consider- Burgess Hall Murphy (FL) Dingell Maffei Titus Bustos Hanna Murphy (PA) Doggett Maloney, Tonko ation of the bill (H.R. 3273) to establish Calvert Harper Neugebauer Doyle Carolyn Tsongas a bicameral working group on deficit Camp Harris Noem Duckworth Matsui Van Hollen reduction and economic growth; and Campbell Hartzler Nugent Duncan (TN) McCollum Vargas providing for consideration of the joint Cantor Hastings (WA) Nunes Edwards McDermott Veasey Capito Heck (NV) Nunnelee Ellison McGovern Vela resolution (H.J. Res. 90) making con- Carter Hensarling Olson Engel McNerney Vela´ zquez tinuing appropriations for the Federal Cassidy Holding Palazzo Enyart Meeks Walz Aviation Administration for fiscal year Chabot Hudson Paulsen Eshoo Meng Wasserman Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Pearce Esty Michaud Schultz 2014, and for other purposes, which was Coble Hultgren Perry Farr Miller, George Waters referred to the House Calendar and or- Coffman Hunter Peters (CA) Fattah Moore Watt dered to be printed. Cole Hurt Peters (MI) Frankel (FL) Moran Waxman Collins (GA) Issa Peterson Fudge Nadler Welch f Collins (NY) Jenkins Petri Gabbard Napolitano Wilson (FL) Conaway Johnson (OH) Pittenger Garamendi Neal Yarmuth PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Cook Johnson, Sam Pitts OF H.J. RES. 89, EXCEPTED EM- Cotton Jones Poe (TX) NOT VOTING—15 Cramer Jordan Pompeo PLOYEES’ PAY CONTINUING AP- Clay Honda Rogers (AL) PROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, Crawford Joyce Posey Gallego Johnson (GA) Rush Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Price (GA) Gutie´rrez Lucas Thompson (MS) 2014; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER- Culberson King (IA) Radel Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Visclosky ATION OF H.R. 3273, DEFICIT RE- Daines King (NY) Rahall Higgins Richmond Young (FL) Davis, Rodney Kingston Reed DUCTION AND ECONOMIC DelBene Kinzinger (IL) Reichert ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE GROWTH WORKING GROUP ACT Denham Kline Renacci The SPEAKER pro tempore (during OF 2013; AND PROVIDING FOR Dent Labrador Ribble the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- DeSantis LaMalfa Rice (SC) CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 90, DesJarlais Lamborn Rigell ing. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINIS- Diaz-Balart Lance Roby b 1356 TRATION CONTINUING APPRO- Duffy Lankford Roe (TN) PRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014 Duncan (SC) Latham Rogers (KY) So the joint resolution was passed. Ellmers Latta Rogers (MI) The result of the vote was announced Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by di- Farenthold Lipinski Rohrabacher rection of the Committee on Rules, I Fincher LoBiondo Rokita as above recorded. Fitzpatrick Loebsack Rooney A motion to reconsider was laid on call up House Resolution 373 and ask Fleischmann Long Ros-Lehtinen the table. for its immediate consideration.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.039 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6371 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- GENERAL LEAVE Senate Democrats and House Repub- lows: Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask licans and House Democrats on these H. RES. 373 unanimous consent that all Members important issues, and hold those Mem- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- bers accountable for exactly the same lution it shall be in order to consider in the tend their remarks. thing that we’re trying to do, and that House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there is to get this government back opened making appropriations for the salaries and objection to the request of the gen- up with an agreement about how we related expenses of certain Federal employ- tleman from Texas? are going to fund this government. ees during a lapse in funding authority for There was no objection. So, today, we ask once again if the fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. All Mr. SESSIONS. House Resolution 373 Senate is willing to join us not only as points of order against consideration of the provides for a closed rule for consider- we work towards ending this govern- joint resolution are waived. The joint resolu- ation of H.R. 3273, the Deficit Reduc- ment shutdown but on how we are tion shall be considered as read. All points of tion and Economic Growth Working order against provisions in the joint resolu- going to address our government’s debt tion are waived. The previous question shall Group Act of 2013; H.J. Res. 89, the Fed- and put our Nation back to work on be considered as ordered on the joint resolu- eral Worker Pay Fairness Act of 2013; the pathway to prosperity. I urge my tion and on any amendment thereto to final and H.J. Res. 90, the Flight Safety Act colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the rule passage without intervening motion except: of 2013. and ‘‘yes’’ on the underlying legisla- (1) 40 minutes of debate equally divided and Mr. Speaker, today this body will tion. controlled by the chair and ranking minority consider three important pieces of leg- I reserve the balance of my time. member of the Committee on Appropria- islation designed to address the current tions; and (2) one motion to recommit. government shutdown and the looming b 1530 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it debt limit. The first of these bills Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want shall be in order to consider in the House the would appropriate the funds necessary to thank the gentleman from Texas bill (H.R. 3273) to establish a bicameral working group on deficit reduction and eco- to pay essential Federal employees who (Mr. SESSIONS), my good friend, for nomic growth. All points of order against have been continuing to work during granting me the customary 30 minutes, consideration of the bill are waived. The bill the shutdown. These men and women and I yield myself such time as I may shall be considered as read. All points of have earned their paychecks and de- consume. order against provisions in the bill are serve for us to act on their legislation Mr. Speaker, my Republican friends waived. The previous question shall be con- to ensure that they are paid on time. are devolving into self-parody. The so- sidered as ordered on the bill and on any Secondly, we will consider legislation lution to this unnecessary and manu- amendment thereto to final passage without to fully fund the FAA in order to en- factured crisis is simple, and it hasn’t intervening motion except: (1) 40 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the sure that our Nation’s commerce and changed for months: chair and ranking minority member of the air travel continues uninterrupted and Step one, pass a clean, short-term Committee on Rules; and (2) one motion to safely. There are many, many workers continuing resolution at Republican se- recommit. of the FAA who need to come back to quester levels to reopen the govern- SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.J. Res. work to ensure the safety and to ensure ment; 89, the Clerk shall— that millions of American passengers Step two, pass a clean debt ceiling (1) add the text of H.R. 3273, as passed by in the air are not put at risk due to a bill so that the United States will not the House, as new matter at the end of H.J. continued government shutdown. default for the first time in history and Res. 89; Finally, we will consider legislation so we don’t send the economy into a (2) conform the title of H.J. Res. 89 to re- flect the addition of the text of H.R. 3273, as to establish a bicameral, bipartisan tailspin; passed by the House, to the engrossment; Working Group on Deficit Reduction Step three, finally agree to go to con- (3) assign appropriate designations to pro- and Economic Growth. This working ference on the budget so we can sit visions within the engrossment; and group would consist of 10 Members of down and talk about our priorities. (4) conform cross-references and provisions the House and 10 Members of the Sen- Let me go over that once more just for short titles within the engrossment. ate, representing six from the majority in case there’s any confusion on the (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. and four from the minority of both other side of the aisle: reopen the gov- 3273, as passed by the House, to the engross- Chambers. These Members would be ap- ernment; raise the debt ceiling; and ne- ment of H.J. Res. 89, H.R. 3273 shall be laid pointed no less than one day after the gotiate on the budget. on the table. enactment of this legislation, and That has been what the White House SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the would each meet on the subsequent cal- and Democrats in Congress have been joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) making con- endar day until an agreement is asking for over and over and over and tinuing appropriations for the Federal Avia- reached on the overall discretionary over again. It’s what we’re asking for tion Administration for fiscal year 2014, and levels for fiscal year 2014; changes to today, and it’s what we will ask for to- for other purposes. All points of order the discretionary debt limit; and re- morrow. against consideration of the joint resolution forms to direct spending programs. By contrast, the list of House Repub- are waived. The joint resolution shall be con- For nearly a month now, Mr. Speak- lican demands changes every 10 min- sidered as read. All points of order against er, House Republicans have asked Sen- utes: repeal ObamaCare, defund provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ate Majority Leader HARRY REID and ObamaCare, delay ObamaCare, stage a ordered on the joint resolution and on any Senate Democrats to sit down and ne- non-filibuster filibuster, ask for the en- amendment thereto to final passage without gotiate with House Republicans. Bill tire Romney economic platform in intervening motion except: (1) 40 minutes of after bill from House Republicans and order to raise the debt ceiling, yell at debate equally divided and controlled by the this body have gone to the United park rangers, fund this part of the gov- chair and ranking minority member of the States Senate only to be batted down ernment, fund that part of the govern- Committee on Appropriations; and (2) one or to be revised and to come back with- ment, pay furloughed employees, pay motion to recommit. out addressing the significant problems essential employees, hold a conference The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- that our country faces today. meeting, hold a press conference, rinse tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 So what we are trying to do is to find and repeat. hour. another avenue, and that is to have the Enough, Mr. Speaker. Enough. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for the House of Representatives and the Here we are again with yet another purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- United States Senate and their ap- convoluted, cockamamie legislative ef- tomary 30 minutes to my friend, the pointees be able to meet together in a fort that is going absolutely nowhere. gentleman from Worcester, Massachu- working group to resolve these issues. We have yet another ‘‘message bill’’ setts (Mr. MCGOVERN), pending which I What do I envision? I envision a TV that is designed to win today’s news yield myself such time as I may con- would be in the room. The American cycle but that gets us no closer to re- sume. During consideration of this res- people could take part in these discus- solving this crisis. olution, all time yielded is for the pur- sions and see how much progress can be Today’s effort is particularly pa- pose of debate only. made between Senate Republicans and thetic, Mr. Speaker. Instead of actually

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.044 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6372 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 solving the problem and letting the Mr. Speaker, hot off the press this one by one, to open up. Today, we’re on American people get on with their afternoon from Politico, which is not the floor to say, We ought to pay those lives, the bill before us today would exactly a right-wing newspaper, it government employees who have been create that most cherished and beloved says: working when Tuesday rolls around. Washington institution, a committee— Obama calls Boehner. Reiterates he won’t They should get paid. We should have not just any committee, no, but an- negotiate. people at the FAA come back to work other supercommittee. It’s Supercom- So the President evidently today, as and open that agency back up. That’s mittee 2: The Wrath of Cruz. reported by Politico, called Mr. BOEH- what House Republicans are doing. We We have before us a bill that was NER to repeat: I’m not going to nego- recognize this President will not nego- dreamed up—Lord knows when—float- tiate on bills to reopen the government tiate, but we’re going to offer ourselves ed in the press at 10 o’clock this morn- or to raise the debt ceiling. That’s up. I think the American people see ing, distributed as legislative language what’s being reported. what House Republicans are attempt- at 11:30 this morning, in the Rules Mr. Speaker, this is, I think, a bad ing to do. Committee at 12:30, and on the floor at precedent. Where I’m from in Dallas, I am very proud of not only what our 3:20. Forget the 3-day rule, Mr. Speak- Texas, leaders lead. Leaders lead by Speaker is doing but of our majority er. This contraption barely even fol- trying to do what’s in the best interest leader, ERIC CANTOR, and our whip, lowed the 3-hour rule. of everybody, not running to crisis KEVIN MCCARTHY. They are attempting And the Superdupercommittee Part after crisis after crisis, not negoti- to move forward ideas that sustain this 2—pardon me, the ‘‘bicameral working ating, not agreeing to meet with peo- body to where we can look people group on deficit reduction and eco- ple, not agreeing to do things to help straight in the eye and where we can nomic growth’’—that is created by this resolution. Leaders present ideas, op- accomplish things on behalf of the bill doesn’t come with any instruc- portunities, options. They’re the ones American people. tions. There is no time line. There is no that stay at the table, and they’re the I reserve the balance of my time. deadline. It doesn’t reopen the govern- last ones to leave when everybody else Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such ment. It doesn’t prevent a default. It gets frustrated. time as I may consume doesn’t do much of anything. I think what’s important to note is Mr. Speaker, we are in this predica- It’s unclear whether coffee and pas- this President is simply different than ment because the Republicans shut the tries will be provided at the every other President we’ve ever had. government down. It is that simple. Superdupercommittee Part 2 working What he is doing is giving up not only You own this shutdown whether you group. Maybe we need another bill to his legitimate moral authority to lead, like it or not. do that. but what he’s doing is saying, I recog- The gentleman quoted Politico. Let This is just another press release. Mr. nize what could happen if we’re unsuc- me read from Politico. It says: Speaker, we do not need another com- cessful. I think, as Speaker BOEHNER President Barack Obama opened the door mittee to do the job that we were elect- said yesterday, the President’s senior to a short-term debt ceiling increase in order ed to do. Let me remind my colleagues adviser said he would sooner see the to avoid going over the fiscal cliff and al- that we have this thing called the government go into default than to lowed negotiations between the White House Budget Committee, and the Repub- meet with and negotiate with the Re- and Congress on a long-term deal. licans made a big deal about the fact publicans. That is not what leaders That doesn’t sound like someone who that we passed a budget in the House should be doing, and I would suggest to doesn’t want to negotiate. I’d prefer a and the Senate didn’t pass a budget in you that this President stands on the long-term deal because I’m tired of this the Senate. Then the Senate did pass a shoulders of other Presidents for 230- crisis by crisis by crisis, but this Presi- budget. What you’re supposed to do is plus years who have given their very dent has gone out of his way to nego- then go to conference and work out best to the benefit of others. They have tiate over and over and over again. your differences and come up with a looked at Republicans, they have I will just point out another thing for final product. For 6 months we have looked at Democrats, they’ve looked at my colleagues. Senate Majority Leader been pleading with the Speaker of the House Members, they’ve looked at Sen- HARRY REID and Speaker BOEHNER ne- House and the Republican leadership to ate Members, and realized they had to gotiated a deal on this short-term con- appoint conferees to negotiate a budget negotiate. That was one of the key tinuing resolution to keep the govern- agreement. That’s the way it’s sup- things I remember as a young man ment going. Speaker BOEHNER admit- posed to work. The Senate does some- about Ronald Reagan’s negotiating ted that this week with George thing, we do something, and we nego- with Tip O’Neill, inviting Tip O’Neill Stephanopoulos on Sunday, that they tiate the differences. For 6 months the down to the White House, their being negotiated a short-term spending deal Republicans have refused to appoint good with each other, talking about to keep the government open at the conferees, and now they’re saying we how they could make progress with Republican sequester levels. The deal need this kind of vague committee that each other. was that, in return for the Republican has no instructions, that has no time We are evidently past that. This numbers, the Speaker wouldn’t attach line. It doesn’t do anything to stop the President even has the audacity to call any extraneous materials to that government shutdown. It doesn’t do the Speaker and say, I’m not going to short-term continuing resolution. anything to stop the government de- negotiate with you. That is not good Obviously, that is a deal that the fault on our financial obligations. leadership, and the American people Speaker did not keep in large part be- This is no way to run a railroad, let are seeing it. cause of a group in his conference who alone the United States House of Rep- The House of Representatives, we’re kind of represents, I guess, the TED resentatives. So I would urge the Re- not going to get our nose out of joint. CRUZ wing of the party who said that publican leadership to start caring a We’re going to stay at work. It is true wasn’t enough. They wanted to shut little less about winning today’s news that we bring this bill up, and we’ll the government down, and they’re will- cycle and a little more about the probably be here tomorrow and the ing to default on paying our bills for American people, who sent us here and next day with new ways to negotiate. the first time in history. That is, in my who expect us to do our jobs. Today, we’re here on the floor just as opinion, unconscionable. Open the government. Raise the debt we were yesterday, just as we were on Let’s not talk about who wants to ne- ceiling. Negotiate on the budget. It is Saturday, talking about constructive, gotiate here. Democrats have nego- really not that complicated. creative, bipartisan issues to fund this tiated going to your level on the short- In the meantime, I urge all of my col- government and to make sure we can term continuing resolution. The Presi- leagues to reject this closed rule, reject get moving. dent has been willing to negotiate time the underlying legislation, and reject The NIH should have been open al- and time again. Every time he gets the politics of manufactured crises. ready. We should have had lots of gov- close to an agreement, the Speaker I reserve the balance of my time. ernment agencies as a result of what can’t deliver. He’s going to continue to Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such we are doing, including Head Start. We try, but don’t say he’s not trying to ne- time as I may consume. should have these activities, even if it’s gotiate.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.046 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6373 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- tional security and public safety being Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gentle- bers are advised to address all remarks compromised, but now they want to do lady an additional 1 minute. to the Chair and not to others in the it again. Ms. SLAUGHTER. So it’s time for second person. I think it’s just another delaying tac- this game to come to an end, but it Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tic because I’m persuaded today, as I won’t because it’s not part of the plan. 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from stand here, that the Republican Party I am really tired, on behalf of the New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), the distin- in this House does not want to open the American people, of watching them guished ranking member of the Com- government. The opportunities they’ve being fooled; and I think that we are mittee on Rules. had over and over again have been ab- more than disgusted and tired with the Ms. SLAUGHTER. I thank my friend solutely quashed. There’s a lot of talk process by which this legislation comes for yielding me this time. in the media about, Oh, if only I had a to us. The four of us on the Rules Com- Mr. Speaker, it is really getting more chance to vote for a clean resolution, I mittee are calling for you to open up and more difficult for us to get out would do it in just a moment. Well, let this process so that the other members here and act as though we’re really me tell you that it has been turned of our party—as well as yours who, I having a serious debate about some- down twice before in the House of Rep- am confident, know nothing more thing, and I just want to start off by resentatives on the rule when we got to about these bills than we do—have an saying that I don’t want anybody in the part about the previous question. opportunity to really do our jobs as we the country to forget—as they’re try- We always say just vote ‘‘no’’ and you were sent here to do. ing to do things with a Federal Govern- will then have your opportunity to Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I appre- ment that’s shut down as the VA serv- vote on the clean bill from the Senate, ciate the comments of the gentle- ice centers did, and their phones are which already passed there, and would woman from New York, the ranking now inoperative as we’ve all learned to go directly to the President. We never member of the committee. Just before our great dismay—the deceased sol- got a single Republican vote. Draw we came down to the floor, we had a diers and their families have not been your own conclusions about the 25 Re- very, very nice committee meeting able to be compensated in any way to publicans who stated if only they were where she was able to not only articu- make it possible for them to pay for fu- given that opportunity. late that, but was joined by her other nerals or even go to them. I’m sure colleagues. I did offer words of assur- 1545 that will be something we’re going to b ance to them about not only how we come up and deal with as they’re doing Now the sequestration, as my col- need to move forward but also how the with this part-time ‘‘let’s build our- league has pointed out, we accepted as committee needed to get slightly bet- selves a new government.’’ part of a deal on our behalf between ter in our time frames, and we’re going Don’t forget that this was about Speaker BOEHNER and Senator REID. As to attempt to do that. health care. That’s all there is to it. awful as it is—and most of us did not The gentlewoman recognizes that Service people can’t get the benefits like that—nonetheless, for the short- what we are doing is bringing bills as that they need. Nobody can get any- term CR, we were willing to take it, quickly as we can, including the FAA, thing from the government. Mortgages but now the majority, again, refuses to opening up the FAA again, and how im- are on hold because Republicans didn’t let us vote on a CR which was agreed portant that is. So she recognized the like health care. on. importance of what we are attempting If you would have asked them why in This irresponsible governance has to do. the world do you object to 30 million continued in the days since the major- Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 Americans who have not been able to ity shut the government down; and minutes to the gentleman from South afford health insurance having an op- over this last week—or last several Carolina (Mr. RICE) of the Budget Com- mittee. portunity to get it, they don’t give you weeks, actually—the majority has Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. any answer. It’s more obfuscation. If abandoned any semblance of regular President, can we talk? The govern- order and just turned the Rules Com- we talk about negotiations, let me tell ment is partially shut down. The Na- mittee, as I’ve said, into the com- you the negotiation that is really crit- tion’s debt ceiling is looming. ical that is not taking place at all, and mittee of jurisdiction. President Obama and HARRY REID we’re doing an example of that right Now, where does all this come from? have drawn a hard line. They have pro- now. I think most Americans were surprised. claimed over and over again, no nego- There is no negotiation in the com- Let me express my concern. tiation. They insist the debt limit mittee process. The only committee I recall that, just after Senator must be raised at current levels of that has been putting anything up to Obama was elected President in 2008, spending. No negotiation. They’re ada- the floor of the House has been the we all heard about the great dinner mant that the status quo must be pre- Rules Committee. Somebody writes a that took place on inaugural night, de- served. And why not? bill in the afternoon, and either that claring, among Republican elected offi- Here is the status quo: 7.3 percent un- evening or early the next day, the cials, that they would not allow Sen- employment 4 years after the recession Rules Committee goes in, and it goes ator Obama—now President Obama—to has ended; 15 percent unemployment right to the floor. There is no amend- get anything done. Well, we thought for those under 25; 50 percent of recent ment chance, there’s no discussion after 4 years, maybe that was over college graduates unemployed or un- chance, and we don’t know what with, and we did get the health care deremployed; household income down they’re doing. The discussion and the bill passed. 10 percent in the last 5 years. It has amendments and the negotiation, yes, Now we learned on Sunday morning fallen every year since the President that’s supposed to go on between the that that is taking place again, which has been in office, and it continues to two parties in the committees, and it is again says, you know, I’m not sure decline. Continued economic stagna- nowhere to be seen and hasn’t been for that this party could put the govern- tion 4 years after the recession has ages. ment back into business or not because ended; continued record deficit spend- We’ve been down this road before, they would have to get the permission, ing; Social Security and Medicare on a again with the supercommittee idea, apparently, from the Heritage Founda- path to insolvency. which was such a glaring disaster and tion’s Heritage Action for America, Why would the Republicans want to only ended up in sequestration, and the former Attorney General Edwin Meese, discuss these fundamental problems? whole idea of sequestration was so, and David Koch, because they wanted Why would we want to alter that with all of that, none of us ever to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and course? thought we’d get there, but now we’re they engineered this whole thing. That By any measure, the President’s poli- pretending that’s what it is. Now it’s, appeared on Sunday. This is Tuesday. cies are failing miserably: Let’s have another supercommittee. I Not a single refutation has taken He is failing our seniors. Their safety will tell you that was so awful, and it place. nets, Social Security and Medicare, are set us back so much in this country not The SPEAKER pro tempore. The headed for bankruptcy, but he won’t only with scientific research and na- time of the gentlewoman has expired. negotiate.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.047 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6374 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 He is failing our middle class through why the Republicans should have shut crats in the House accepted the Repub- higher taxes, higher energy costs, high- down this government, and he has lican House number. The only people er insurance bills on one hand, and on given no reason why we should default not accepting the Republican House the other hand, a continued decline in on our financial obligations. We ought number are the Republicans in the household income. They’re getting to pass a short-term spending bill to House. squeezed from both sides, but he won’t reopen the government, and we ought So, when the leadership of the Repub- negotiate. to pass a clean debt ceiling bill so we lican Party—Speaker BOEHNER, in par- He is failing our youth, the millen- don’t default on our financial obliga- ticular—go around saying it can’t pass, nial generation, by piling mountains of tions and ruin our economy. that the votes are not there, does that debt on our children and our grand- At this point, Mr. Speaker, I am mean he does not trust the word of his children, but he won’t negotiate. He is proud to yield 1 minute to the gentle- own Members who have said that they failing our youth and millennial gen- woman from California (Ms. PELOSI), will vote for the $986 billion? Let’s find eration through his job-killing policies the Democratic leader. out. Let’s bring the bill to the floor. of more regulation, more taxes, and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE That is what we are saying: just more government. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bring it to the floor. It has passed the Mr. President, our youth wants to Chair would remind all Members of an Senate. The President stands ready to work, and they’re counting on us, but essential rule of decorum in the House. sign a number we don’t like, but prefer the President won’t negotiate. Remem- Under clause 1 of rule XVII, Members it over shutting down government. We ber, my friends, that the Democrats are to direct their remarks to the don’t like it. We want to open the held the House, the Senate, and the Chair and not to other Members in the doors of government, and we are will- Presidency for only 2 years; but out of second person. Directing remarks ing to use the key of the Republican that came ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank, through the Chair helps to reduce per- number to do so. the two biggest expansions of govern- sonal confrontation between Members Last week, Democrats went a step ment and killers of jobs to come out of and fosters an atmosphere of mutual further. In both public and private dis- Washington in 50 years. and institutional respect. cussions, Speaker BOEHNER said that he I didn’t want the government to shut The Chair appreciates the attention doesn’t want to go to conference on the down—nobody did—but we cannot con- of the Members to this matter. budget even though he asked for reg- tinue to run head-on into failure. If we Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman ular order in March. In early March, are to change course, the Republicans for yielding, and I associate myself Senator MCCONNELL and Speaker BOEH- can’t do it on their own. The President with his remarks. I thank him for his NER said they wanted regular order. and HARRY REID in the Senate will extraordinary leadership in trying to That’s a message to the President that have to participate. keep the government open. Congress should work its will. That Mr. REID, we are asking once again Mr. Speaker, this is—what?—the was good news to us. That means: you for a conference. eighth day of the Republican shutdown pass a bill in the House; you pass a bill Mr. President, it’s way past time to of government. Small businesses can- in the Senate; you go to conference to soften your hard-line stance on no ne- not get loans to expand; veterans face reconcile your differences. Perhaps the gotiation. uncertainty about their benefits; tui- Speaker didn’t think that the Senate The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- tion assistance and the rest. Millions of would pass a budget, but they did in a bers are again reminded to direct all women and children will go without matter of days—practically hours— remarks to the Chair and not to an- the nutrition programs that they des- after the House passed its budget. other in the second person. perately need. But what happened to regular order? Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such The shutdown could be over in hours It blew out the window. After saying, time as I may consume. if Republicans would stop being the We want regular order, no longer did Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to party of ‘‘no’’ and just take ‘‘yes’’ for the Republicans want to take ‘‘yes’’ for the gentleman from South Carolina, an answer. an answer. And why? Well, some of this who just spoke, I don’t know what he is So in case you don’t know, I have is explained under the Speaker’s own talking about. some very good news for you: Demo- statement. Speaker BOEHNER said, We have been negotiating. This tem- crats have not only been willing to ne- Under rules—listen to that word porary spending measure that we’re gotiate; Democrats have already stated ‘‘rules.’’ Under rules, if you appoint talking about, HARRY REID negotiated that they are ready to cooperate. conferees and after 20 legislative days it with Speaker BOEHNER. It’s at your For example, I have good news. Per- there is no agreement, the minority levels, your sequester levels. Do you haps you missed the fact that 200 has the right to offer motions to in- think I like that? I can’t stand it, but Democratic Members of the House have struct, which become politically moti- I don’t want to shut the government signed a letter saying that they’re will- vated bombs to throw up on the House down. ing to accept the Republican number of floor. The bottom line was the Speaker said $986 billion even though, as the gen- So to be frank with you, we are fol- that, in exchange for that, there would tleman said, we don’t like this num- lowing what I would describe as regular be no extraneous materials attached to ber—we don’t think it’s adequate—but order. What I would describe as regular that CR. He wasn’t able to deliver on the fact is we don’t like shutting down order is not ‘‘under rules.’’ ‘‘Under his promise because of some people in the government more. rules’’ are the rules of the House. your conference. It’s that simple. So, in order to open up government, The Speaker—as awesome as the The gentleman is on the Budget Com- 200 Members have signed the letter, power of the Speaker is, and I under- mittee. I would think that, in being on and five additional Members have made stand that—does not have the power to the Budget Committee, you would public statements of their willingness just decide what regular order is, and if want to go to conference—you worked to support the Republican number. you don’t want to honor regular order, on a budget; the Senate worked on a There’s space in this letter for the sig- just say you’re not going to honor it, budget—to work out those spending natures of maybe just 17 Republicans but don’t redefine it in order to keep differences. We have tried 19 times to to sign, but they don’t have to sign a government shut down. get you to go to conference, and you letter. Many of them have made public So, in listening to the Speaker’s not refused to negotiate with the Senate on statements, which we respect and wanting to shut government down at each of those occasions. honor as their public statements, that first and then after it was shut down Every time the President negotiates, they would vote for the Republican wanting to open it, the House Demo- unfortunately, your leadership can’t number of $986 billion. crats took a step unprecedented by any deliver on the deals. So we have been The Speaker negotiated with Senator minority party in the Congress of the negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. REID. Senator REID accepted the Re- United States. The House Democratic We still want to negotiate, but, please, publican House number. The President minority said, We will surrender. We the gentleman gave no reason why we of the United States accepted the Re- will relinquish our right to motions to should shut down this government, publican House number. The Demo- instruct—an insider term, actually—

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.048 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6375 placing conditions on how it would go the right thing for the American peo- We demand a vote on a clean continuing to the conference table. ple, that knows that we have to come resolution immediately so that government here to cooperate with each other to functioning can resume and Americans can b 1600 move on with their lives. get something done in a bipartisan So we said to the Speaker, don’t The games have to stop. way? Best Regards, worry about that. If that’s important To my fellow colleagues on the Re- Tim Bishop; Patrick E. Murphy; Nancy to you, if you want to shut down gov- publican side—I hope that’s allowed, Pelosi, Democratic Leader; Steny H. ernment because you’re afraid of a mo- Mr. Speaker. They are Members of the Hoyer, Democratic Whip; James E. Cly- tion to instruct, we’ll allay your fears. body—do you think you have come burn, Assistant Democratic Leader, Fear no more, Mr. Speaker. We will not here to make sure that people know Xavier Becerra, Chair, Democratic Caucus; Joseph Crowley, Vice Chair, offer these motions. that you can do this just because As an example, we didn’t offer the Democratic Caucus; Nita M. Lowey, you’re doing it? Ranking Member, Committee on Ap- motion on the first night, which was It’s just a waste, a total waste of propriations; Chris Van Hollen, Rank- our right to do, when this bill was in- time, and we don’t have time to waste. ing Member, Committee on the Budget; troduced as all of you will agree. In fact, we could be spending our time Robert E. Andrews; Karen Bass; Joyce So we have said, we have made that in such a more important way—work- Beatty; Ami Bera, Jr.; Sanford Bishop, claim. This, as I said, is unprecedented, ing in a bipartisan way on entrepre- Jr.; Earl Blumenauer; Suzanne but is a necessary move to end the Tea Bonamici; Madeleine Z. Bordallo; Rob- neurship, on creating growth for our ert A. Brady; Bruce L. Braley; Corrine Party stranglehold on our government country, on investing in the education and restore basic services on which Brown; Julia Brownley; Cheri Bustos; of our people, which, by the way, G.K. Butterfield; Lois Capps; Tony millions of people rely. brings more money to the Treasury Ca´ rdenas; Andre´ Carson. They didn’t take ‘‘yes’’ for an an- than any other initiative you can Joaquin Castro; Judy N. Chu; David N. swer. Two hundred signatures. name. Cicilline; Yvette D. Clarke; Wm. Lacy Mr. Speaker, I will submit this letter Early childhood, K–12, higher edu- Clay; Emanuel Cleaver; Steve Cohen; for the RECORD—200 signatures. It’s a cation, lifetime learning. You want to Gerald E. Connolly; John Conyers, Jr., Jim Costa; Joe Courtney; Henry beautiful sight, because I want to tell reduce the deficit? you something: it’s about cooperation. Cuellar; Elijah E. Cummings; Susan A. Invest in education. Davis; Danny K. Davis; Peter A. DeFa- None of us likes this number. All of You want to increase the deficit? zio; Diana DeGette; John K. Delaney; us want to open up government. That’s Cut education. Susan DelBene; Thoedore E. Deutch; why we signed it. I want to thank Con- But let’s sit down and talk about John Dingell; Lloyd Doggett; Keith gressman TIM BISHOP, Congressman that. The path to get there is one that Ellison; Eliot L. Engel. PATRICK and Congressman KEITH ELLI- says, say yes to 986. We did, your num- William Enyart; Ana Eshoo; Elizabeth SON for producing this result. ber. It says accept our offer. We won’t Esty; Sam Farr; Chaka Fattah; Bill So we’ve said, yes, we’re giving you Foster; Lois Frankel; Marcia L. Fudge; offer any instruction to the committee, Tulsi Gabbard; Pete Gallego; John the votes on something we don’t like. but don’t continue to be the Tea Party Garamendi; Joe Garcia; Alan Grayson; We’ve said we won’t do motions to in- of ‘‘no.’’ Gene Green; Al Green; Rau´ l Grijalva; struct. Please take ‘‘yes’’ for an an- Mr. Speaker, I hope that the Speak- Luis Gutie´rrez; Janice Hahn; Colleen swer. er—is that allowed, Mr. Speaker? I Hanabusa; Alcee Hastings; Denny If you insist on being the party of hope the Speaker will give us a vote so Heck; Brian Higgins; James A. Himes; ´ ‘‘no,’’ then don’t hide behind some- we can see where this Congress stands Ruben Hinojosa; Rush Holt; Mike Honda; Steve Horsford. thing and say who won’t negotiate. We on the serious responsibility that we cooperated. We gave you what you Jared Huffman; Steve Israel; Sheila have and that the Republicans will Jackson Lee; Hakeem Jeffries; Henry wanted. even accept what they are asking us to C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson; Marcy Kaptur; Bill Now here we are today. Republicans accept. Keating; Robin Kelly; Joseph P. Ken- are offering yet another motion to This rule should be voted down. This nedy, III; Dan Kildee; Derek Kilmer; keep the government shut down. Some commission is a joke whether you call Ann Kirkpatrick; Ann McLane Kuster; people call it, in the press, the ‘‘super- it the Ted Cruz commission or the James Langevin; Rick Larsen; John committee.’’ Others call it the ‘‘Ted super—super in what way? Certainly Larson; Barbara Lee; Sander M. Levin; Cruz committee.’’ Whatever you call it, John Lewis; Daniel Lipinski; David not super in meeting the needs of the Loebsack; Alan S. Lowenthal; Michelle I’d like to know who writes this stuff. American people. Lujan Grisham; Stephen Lynch; Daniel This is so ridiculous a proposal. It’s so To recap, A, we are giving you 200 Maffei; Carolyn B. Maloney; Sean Pat- ridiculous a proposal. votes for your number. Take ‘‘yes’’ for rick Maloney. How about we go to the budget table an answer. Doris O. Matsui; Carolyn McCarthy; and see how we can reduce the deficit? B, the Speaker doesn’t want any con- Betty McCollum; Jim McDermott; produce growth for our country? ditions or discussion or anything else James P. McGovern; Jerry McNerney; But all we’re going to do is cut our on the floor about the budget. We are Gregory Meeks; Grace Meng; Michael H. Michaud; George Miller; Gwen investments in education, investments willing to accept that. in making the future better. We’re Moore; James P. Moran; Jerrold Nad- Take ‘‘yes’’ for an answer. ler; Grace Napolitano; Richard Neal; going to make seniors suffer more I ask for a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule. Gloria Negrete McLeod; Richard Nolan; while we do not touch revenue, and we CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Eleanor Holmes Norton; Beto will not allow any discussion of closing HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, O’Rourke; William L. Owens; Frank special interest loopholes. That’s how Washington, DC. Pallone; Bill Pascrell; Ed Pastor; Don- they want us to go to the table. Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, ald Payne; Ed Perlmutter; Gary Peters; You must be kidding. Speaker, House of Representatives, Pedro R. Pierluisi. As I said, who writes this stuff? Washington, DC. Mark Pocan; Jared Polis; David Price; Sometimes there is an expression DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: Enough is Mike Quigley; Nick J. Rahall; Charles enough. Rangel; Cedric Richmond; C.A. Dutch that people use. Flippantly, they’ll say, Today marks the fifth day that the federal Ruppersberger; Bobby L. Rush; Tim ‘‘Who do you think you are?’’ when you government has been shutdown. Please con- Ryan; Linda T. Sa´ nchez; John P. Sar- say something. Remember that from sider how deeply unfair this is to the citizens banes; Janice Schakowsky; Adam your childhood when somebody said, we represent. Schiff; Brad Schneider; Allyson Y. ‘‘Who do you think you are?’’ The solution to this crisis is a simple piece Schwartz; Robert C. Scott; Jose´ I think we have to take that sentence of legislation that funds the government at Serrano; Terri Sewell; Carol Shea-Por- very seriously, with an emphasis on levels that have already passed both cham- ter; Brad Sherman; Albio Sires; Louise ‘‘think.’’ That would be interesting. bers of Congress. Slaughter; Adam Smith; Jackie Speier; At this point, to attach defunding or delay- Eric Swalwell; Mark Takano. Who do we think we are? ing the Affordable Care Act to legislation Dina Titus; Paul Tonko; Niki Tsongas; Do we think that we are a party that needed to reopen the government is to put Juan Vargas; Marc Veasey; Filemon is responsible, all of us—a Congress our economy at risk in order to advance a Vela; Tim Walz; Debbie Wasserman that is responsible—that wants to do political agenda. Schultz; Maxine Waters; Mel Watt;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.049 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6376 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 Henry Waxman; Peter Welch; Frederica But this is a great bill. I do support observed, we have asked Speaker BOEH- Wilson; John Yarmuth; Pete Visclosky; it, H.J. Res. 89. I thank the Rules Com- NER to convene a budget conference all Matthew Cartwright; David Scott; Zoe mittee for bringing it out. year, but to no avail. ´ Lofgren; Nydia M. Velazquez; John There has been, unfortunately, some Two hundred Democrats, including Carney; Ben Ray Luja´ n; Michael F. myself, sent a letter to Speaker BOEH- Doyle; Donna F. Edwards; Eddie Ber- gamesmanship we’ve seen with the Na- nice Johnson. tional Park Service. I think that that’s NER on Saturday, saying we’d support Scott H. Peters; Chellie Pingree; unfortunate. Shutting down the World an extension of sequester-level spend- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan; Kurt War II Memorial when veterans are in ing through November 15. Democrats Schrader; Rosa L. DeLauro; Bennie G. their eighties and nineties, coming to don’t want the sequester to begin with, Thompson; Mike Thompson; John Tier- Washington, maybe for the last visit but the interest of compromise and ney; Kyrsten Sinema; Lucille Roybal- that they can, and they’re being told keeping government open says that Allard; Kathy Castor; Tammy they can’t enter the memorial. we’re going to show good faith to my Duckworth; Collin C. Peterson; Donna Republican colleagues. M. Christensen; Ron Barber; Michael E. So let’s don’t have any gamesman- ship. Let’s bring everyone back to And what is my Republican col- Capuano; Raul Ruiz; Loretta Sanchez. leagues’ response? Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I want work. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such No. Resurrect the failed supercom- to acknowledge the minority leader for time as I may consume. mittee. They have apparently read the her comments today and thank her for Mr. Speaker, if you want to end the Peter Principle, which says, when you coming to the floor. games, I have a better idea. Just open can’t think of anything else to do, ap- At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the point a committee, and they will obfus- gentleman from Colorado Springs, Col- up the government. End the Repub- lican shutdown. cate the matter further. orado (Mr. LAMBORN), a member of the Mr. Speaker, it’s time to put an end Armed Services Committee. It’s really simple. We could have an up-or-down vote to open up govern- to these asinine antics and Mr. LAMBORN. I thank the chair- maneuverings. It’s time to pass the man for his work on the Rules Com- ment today, and all the Federal work- ers would be taken care of, and all the Senate continuing resolution. It’s time mittee and for bringing H.J. Res. 89, to show the Americans and the rest of the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act, monuments would be reopened. We wouldn’t be having all this con- the world that a great institution, cre- and I rise in support of this act. ated by an enormously wise group of troversy. We can get serious about ne- Mr. Speaker, this will ensure that men who made the United States Con- gotiating a long-term spending bill. It’s Federal employees who have been stitution, is an institution that is not a better way. deemed essential will have no disrup- beyond hope of redemption and that it So join with us and support a clean tion in their pay. That’s an excellent can work together. continuing resolution. step in the right direction, and I whole- We offered to work together with my Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 heartedly support that concept. Republican friends and colleagues. We minutes to the distinguished gen- Just on Saturday, the House unani- hope that they will do this. mously—every single Republican and tleman from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), I would simply observe that we are every single Democrat—supported H.R. the Dean of the House. engaged here in another curious prac- 3223, and that said that everyone who is (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given tice also. We’re going to have it so that a Federal employee will get paid even- permission to revise and extend his re- we’re going to pay Federal workers for tually, at the end of this slowdown that marks.) doing nothing. Imagine that. we’re in right now. So this is a step in Mr. DINGELL. I thank my dear My Republican colleagues, over the the right direction. friend from Massachusetts. years, during my career here, have al- But I want to urge that we take up a As I begin, I express my great affec- ways been complaining about ‘‘welfare bill that I introduced yesterday, H.R. tion and respect for my colleague from queens’’ who would ride to the welfare 3271, which goes a step further and says Texas, who is my dear friend. office to get their pension checks. Well, there is no distinction between the es- Mr. Speaker, I think we are here to here we are going to convert a bunch of sential and non-essential Federal work- be ashamed of ourselves. We’re wasting Federal employees to ‘‘welfare queens’’ er. All Federal workers are to be the taxpayers’ time, the taxpayers’ by paying them while they do not brought back immediately and given money, and we’re wasting the business work. The whole thing is silly, and the back pay and put on a regular pay and the time of the House. American people feel so. schedule. We are taking up a bill to require Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, the dis- We are going to be reimbursing these that Members of Congress sit down and tinguished Dean of the House has spo- people for back pay sooner or later talk about deficit reduction and raising ken. I gather, from his comments, that anyway. That’s what the bill Saturday the debt limit. The last time I checked, he would not like to be appointed on accomplished that we all supported we didn’t need a law to do that. It’s al- the committee, and I’m disappointed. I here in the House, but this would reas- ready our job. We have a conference was rather hopeful that the minority sure everyone that they can go to work that we can call at any time between leader would see that he would be ex- immediately. the House and the Senate, which would actly the kind of commonsense person There are people who are going to be enable us then to get to the serious that could represent the party, and so having a tough time making house and business in handling this matter under I’d hope that the gentleman would re- car payments, and these are people the regular order. We don’t do it. I consider that. with important jobs. don’t know why. At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the In my district, in Colorado Springs, The President says he is not going to gentlewoman from Grandfather Com- there are a lot of defense civil workers, negotiate with a gun at his head. munity, North Carolina (Ms. FOXX), the and they are supporting the war- Frankly, I wouldn’t either, and I don’t vice chairman of the Rules Committee. fighters. The Pentagon is supposed to think anybody else in this place would. Ms. FOXX. I thank the chairman of be bringing all of them back, and many Beyond that, he also is not going to ne- the Rules Committee. of them are coming back, but not every gotiate the full faith and credit of the Mr. Speaker, I rise to support this single one. So I want them to have the United States, which is one of the ques- rule and the underlying legislation. assurance that they will get paid im- tions at issue. We’ve heard from our colleagues on mediately on being reinstated and that So one of the problems we seem to the other side of the aisle they only they will come back to work imme- have with our Republican friends is need us to take up one bill. Well, what diately. that their Tea Party fringe is so ideo- about all those bills we’ve sent over to So I think that it would be in the in- logically hell-bent in getting their way the Senate, including four appropria- terest of our Federal workforce to take that they’re finding that they’re too tions bills that the Senate won’t take up the bill that I’ve introduced, H.R. extreme to get it. up to vote on? 3271, and bring all civilian furloughed Now, we Democrats have shown a It seems to me that they ought to be and Federal workers back imme- willingness to cooperate and to com- doing that if they want to show some diately, with back pay. promise. In fact, as the minority leader good faith effort.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.033 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6377 Today, as we have every day since Mr. Speaker, let me just remind my Mr. Speaker, I again rise in strong opposi- October 1, the House of Representa- colleagues there’s an easy way to solve tion to the rule and the underlying legisltion. tives is taking yet another bipartisan all of this—reopen the government, I oppose this rule because it is not a serious step forward to resolve our differences raise the debt ceiling, and negotiate a effort to end the government shutdown engi- with the United States Senate and re- new budget. Our minority leader has neered by House Republicans by cherry-pick- open the Federal Government for the already said it on the floor. It’s our ing some programs and now adding a smoke American people. willingness to cooperate. and mirrors effort to replace the negotiation of Even prior to October 1, House Re- It’s not that complicated. You can the Budget bills passed by both the House publicans took numerous reasonable save all this misery that Federal work- and the Senate. steps toward compromise. We voted ers are now enduring by reopening the Both President Obama and Senate Majority four times on separate proposals to government right now. This is not that Leader REID have made it crystal clear that fund the entire government. With each hard to do, and it’s at your number. they will not accept this game-playing and now vote, we sought to lay the groundwork It’s at Republican levels. That is a the American people are saying the same for bipartisan compromise. compromise on our part. We loathe thing. Our final two full-funding proposals those sequester numbers that Repub- A piecemeal strategy now being pursued by simply addressed the fundamental un- licans insisted on enshrining—those House Republicans is not an honest or seri- fairness in ObamaCare, the fact that are horrible for our economy—but to ous option to reopen the government and will American families won’t get the same keep the government open, we’re going not end the impacts of this shutdown that ex- year to prepare for ObamaCare that the to swallow that so we have time to tend across our country. President decided to give to businesses work out a longer-term deal. A consequence of partial funding of the en- and the fact that Members of Congress I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman tire Federal government one piece at a time will get a subsidy to pay ObamaCare from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). instead of through a clean CR is the denial of premiums that the rest of America will Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gen- burial assistance to the families of four troops tleman for his time. not. who were killed by an IED in southern Afghan- I am glad that the minority leader Every vote from the House of Rep- istan. got on the floor of the House and spoke The majority leadership of the House has resentatives has had at least some common sense and indicated two America facing a government at war and a Democrat support. Not one Senate vote things. Right now, there are 200 Mem- government shutdown at the same time. has been bipartisan. bers who would be willing to vote for a The majority of the House has found a way While we’ve moved to the middle, clean CR that would open this House, to intentional inflicted wounds on the American Senate Democrats still refuse to budge. right now. We believe a number of Re- public—not by accident, but as a political strat- They won’t even send any Senators to publicans would make it a bipartisan egy to get what they cannot do through the sit down and talk with House Repub- vote, and we’d be able to open the gov- regular legislative process. licans about a bipartisan solution to ernment. Mr. Speaker, today the Washington Post reopen government. The Republicans are playing a game Editorial Board said it best: b 1615 of Legos. They are taking that big red What have House Republicans managed to One noteworthy area, though, where box and opening it up and throwing the accomplish in a week of government shut- down? Damage the livelihood of millions of there seems to be great opportunity for Legos on the ground and are trying to construct a government. Well, that’s a Americans? Check. Government secretaries, us to move forward with our Democrat food-truck operators, cleaners who work in colleagues is on the matter of Federal kids’ game—and it’s a good game—but we cannot play with the lives of the motels near national parks: They’re all hurt- employee pay. One of this rule’s under- ing. Waste billions of taxpayer dollars? American people. lying bills will ensure timely pay for Check. It costs a lot to shut agencies, Web Just a few minutes ago, we talked Federal employees who have continued sites and parks, and it will cost a lot to re- about restoring Head Start. We know open them. Meanwhile, the House has voted to work through this shutdown. Those that that bill is going nowhere. We who are defending our borders, our food to pay the salaries, eventually, of hundred of know that the sequester is continuing thousands of employees whom it has ordered supply, and our Capitol, should be paid to undermine Head Start seats across not to work. That’s an odd way to manage an on time. It’s my hope that both sides America—57,000 of them. In fact, it’s an enterprise. Interfere with key government will come together and support this empty chair across America, where lit- operations? Check. Rattle the markets, slow rule and the underlying Federal Work- tle babies cannot go to a Head Start an economy in recovery, interrupt poten- tially lifesaving research at the National In- er Pay Fairness Act. program. That’s what the Republicans Mr. Speaker, we don’t expect to agree stitutes of Health? Check, check and check. are trying to do. They’re trying to tell Derail the hated Obamacare? Ch—Oh, no, on everything with our Democrat col- Marlen Rosa that her 3-year-old son, leagues. The House appointed a team wait a minute. That was the GOP’s osten- Hector, couldn’t go to Head Start. sible purpose for this travesty of on September 30 to meet with the Sen- And what is their answer? Another misgovernment, but the online insurance ate and find common ground to fund supercommittee—a committee that markets created by that law opened on the government. When our team gath- maybe will be playing Legos itself be- schedule last week and continue to operate. ered on the morning of October 1, no cause the last supercommittee—of The House Republicans’ continued refusal one from the Senate showed up. Every course, we respect all of our Members— to take up and vote on the clean CR passed day since, the Senate has refused to be was not the solution to our problem. by the Senate over a week ago, and which the part of any discussions with the House I tell you what the solution is, Mr. President has stated publicly on several occa- on how to move forward. That refusal Speaker. It is to vote on the clean bill, sions he would sign is ignoring the easy solu- is inexcusable. open the government, let the FAA be tion to this impasse. That’s why the House will be consid- in operation, let the Justice Depart- Now faced with strong public backlash— ering another bill today, the Deficit ment be in operation. more than 70% of Americans disapproving of Reduction and Economic Growth In the meeting that I just came from, the government shutdown engineered by the Working Group Act, to bring Senate I learned 90 courts are vacant. Issues House Republicans, the majority is trying to Democrats to the table. Once the Sen- dealing with rape and domestic vio- extricate themselves from this debacle by ators have come to the table, we can lence are not being attended to. Public bringing to the floor and passing ‘‘mini-CRs.’’ start building on areas where we defenders are not being resourced and The House majority should know that the should have common ground and reach are being laid off. Hundreds of lawyers American public knows and very well under- a solution that benefits all of the are not in the Department of Justice. stands what is happening. This is legislative American people. But it starts with a The American Bar Association says theater at its worst—noise and thunder signi- talk. there is no justice. fying nothing. Both the rule and the underlying I tell you, Mr. Speaker, all we have Mr. Speaker, these ploys are a cynical bills have my support, and I urge the to do is not get a supercommittee, but waste of time giving false hope to innocent same from my colleagues. get a supercommitment to America. Americans who depend on the services pro- Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such Vote for a clean bill, and vote for the vided by these programs. But House Repub- time as I may consume. debt ceiling. licans know they have no chance whatsoever

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All we are doing is wasting time when we bringing more bills to the floor to re- But I would say that the funding should be helping people. open the government—we are already level that the United States Senate has We need to pass the clean CR approved by more than 50 percent of the way there agreed on is absolutely in no way a the Senate so we can keep our promises to with the bills that have come to the compromise. It’s the law of the land. our veterans, to our elderly, to our children, floor. But it is happening, and it’s not The law of the land, if this Congress parents and young people as well as the happening because Republican this and were to dissolve itself tomorrow, is 800,000 Federal workers that our government Republican that. that for fiscal year 2014 we’re only is needed, compassionate, strong and effec- I commented earlier to some of my going to be able to spend $967 billion. tive. Democratic friends about what great The Senate wants to spend $986 billion. We need to pass the clean CR approved by party discipline they have displayed in The law of the land is not going to let the Senate so we can fund our engineers and never talking about a government them spend that much. That’s just the technicians who maintain all of our critical mili- shutdown but in always making sure law of the land. tary equipment to keep our troops safe and it’s a ‘‘Republican government shut- Now, we don’t have to like it. We can take care of national security infrastructure. down.’’ I suppose you get points for try to change that, but to characterize We need to pass the clean CR approved by that in terms of party unity, but it’s that as somehow moving to the middle the Senate so we can fund the services need- just not true; nor has it ever been true is to misrepresent, Mr. Speaker, what ed by those who rely upon our full faith and in the history of our Republic that the facts of our budget are. credit as well as our word that this nation will when legitimate policy differences As my colleague from North Carolina not forget its fallen heroes. come about, driven by our constituents said so well, the House has adopted a For these reasons and more, I oppose this back home, that the best way forward position, and the Senate rejected it. So rule and urge my Republican colleagues to we moved to the middle and adopted a rescue the American people from this situation to solve those is to make sure you de- position, and the Senate rejected it. So and end the disruption in the lives of 800,000 monize the other guy and make sure we moved further to the middle, adopt- dedicated workers who take pride in the great- folks know who to blame for it. In these 12 times that the Demo- ed a position, and the Senate rejected est jobs in the world: serving the American cratic Speaker of the House, Tip it. Then we said, Let’s just sit down people. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, a few O’Neill, was leading this institution— and talk about it to find that pathway minutes ago, we heard from one of the the people’s House—and the govern- forward. brightest voices of the Republican ment shut down, it wasn’t because Tip My friends on the other side of the Party, a member of our Republican O’Neill was a bad man. It wasn’t be- aisle, Mr. Speaker, are talking a lot leadership, VIRGINIA FOXX. cause he lost control of some liberal about a budget conference. I suspect At this time, I yield 4 minutes to the faction within his party. It was because we’ll continue to hear that. I even read gentleman from Georgia (Mr. the House of Representatives, the clos- about it in the National Journal—ap- WOODALL), a member of the Budget est voice to the American people in our parently, that message is being sold Committee and the Rules Committee. Republic, had legitimate policy dif- well—but as my friends on both sides of Mr. WOODALL. I thank my chairman ferences with the President of the the aisle know, a budget conference has for yielding me the time. United States, and that’s where we sit absolutely no force of law whatsoever. Mr. Speaker, I have to say I saw my today. Zero. We can conference a budget until chairman get on his feet when the gen- What’s surprising is not that we have we’re blue in the face, Mr. Speaker, and tleman from Michigan began to speak. legitimate policy differences with the we will never change one penny of Fed- It’s not often that the dean of the President of the United States. What’s eral spending. House comes down to speak. It’s a surprising is that we bring a bill to the Now that’s different from the con- treat for me, too. I’ve been here 21⁄2 floor to fund Head Start, and that be- ference that this House moved to go to years, but I’ve been watching the proc- comes complicated. What’s surprising with the Senate. The conference that ess a lot longer than that. I do think is that we bring a bill to the floor to this House moved to have with the there’s a lot that we can learn from make sure that our men and women Senate—where we could actually history and a lot that we can learn, as are getting paid, and that creates the change the law, where we could fund Chris Matthews put it on his show the controversy. What’s surprising is we the government, where we could deal other day, from when politics worked. bring a bill to the floor to fund nuclear with the debt ceiling, where we could There is no shortage of shrill voices security across the country, and that’s focus on priorities that each one of us in Washington, D.C., and when I get what brings controversy. has for our families back home—the back home to the folks in the suburbs There is so much that we agree on, conference this House moved to create, of metro Atlanta, rarely do I hear and I am certain we’re going to find Mr. Speaker, can change the law. somebody say, ROB, I wish there were the pathway forward; but I am equally Let’s do something that matters. more angry people in Washington. I certain that that pathway forward is Let’s do it today. wish there were more folks pounding not going to be found more quickly in Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such their fists and yelling and screaming, depending on how much we can embar- time as I may consume. because I really think that’s how solu- rass and marginalize our political op- Mr. Speaker, I served as an aide here tions can be brought about. ponents. It’s going to be found when we on Capitol Hill when Tip O’Neill was That’s not how solutions are brought agree that there is more that unites us Speaker of the House. I think he is one about anywhere. It’s not how they’re than divides us, and it’s okay that we of the greatest Speakers that ever brought about in business. It’s not how have some serious policy differences. served in the United States House of they’re brought about in politics. It’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Representatives. He was a friend of not how they’re brought about in kin- time of the gentleman has expired. mine as well. dergartens around the country. Mr. SESSIONS. I yield the gentleman I will tell you that Speaker O’Neill I have a chart here, Mr. Speaker, an additional 2 minutes. would never go on national TV and that says that the Democrat Speaker Mr. WOODALL. I thank my chair- threaten to default on the debt to this of the House, Tip O’Neill, who presided man. Nation. He would never, ever act in a over some of the most trying times in Mr. Speaker, the chairman is actu- way that might bring this economy to our Nation and some of the biggest ally the one who appointed me as the ruin. He put country before political deals in our Nation, was often in con- rules designee to the Budget Com- party. flict with the President of a different mittee, and I’m grateful to him for I would also say that Speaker O’Neill party. While Tip O’Neill was Speaker of that because it really gives me an op- understood the importance of working the House, the government shut down portunity to express what, for my con- in a bipartisan way. He would be dis- 12 times. stituents, is commonsense budget re- gusted with the way this House is being

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That’s why the shutdown con- are here to do: to set aside our dif- signed a letter saying, We will cooper- tinues, and the public knows it. ferences, to try and fund these issues, ate with the Republicans to pass a Yet, instead of bringing up a budget to try and deal with the President. clean continuing resolution at Repub- bill to open up the government or pass Earlier in the week, our great young lican levels, and we know that there a debt limit increase to pay our bills, Speaker, JOHN BOEHNER, went to the are 20 Republicans in the House who the House has taken up two more last- White House. He was asked to come to publicly said they would support such a minute bills to distract from their Tea the White House, and really all he was move. That’s the majority. We could Party Republican shutdown. This most there to be told by the President was: open up the government in a matter of recent bill establishes a supercom- I won’t negotiate. I won’t negotiate. I minutes. In the Senate, over a dozen mittee to make recommendations on won’t negotiate. Then, as Mr. BOEHNER Republican Senators voted for cloture spending and changes. tells the story, he got that message, so on a clean continuing resolution. That I want to remind my colleagues, this he came back to work. Here we are, is bipartisanship. Accept it. This is the is the same proposal—or very similar— trying to send ideas out about working way this House should be run. that got us into this devastating se- together. So I would just point that out to my quester in the first place. We’ve been The working group intentionally was colleagues that we’re going through all there; we’ve done that. Thanks, but no an open-ended opportunity for Mem- this rigamarole for I don’t know what thanks, Mr. Speaker. bers of Congress—10 on the House side, when we could end this Republican Now, as a member of the Budget and 10 on the Senate side—to work to- shutdown right now by bringing a Appropriations Committee, I can tell gether with an opportunity, as a work- clean continuing resolution at Repub- you that both the House and Senate ing group, to try and overcome this by- lican levels to the House floor. It would have passed budget resolutions. Demo- pass. That’s what we’re trying to do. I pass in a bipartisan way, and I predict crats have been trying to work out our think we’re going to be faithful to it. I that there will even be more than 20 budget differences for 6 months, but think we’re going to pass this here Republicans that would support it. Republicans continue to block these ef- today, and then we’re going to see what They want a way out of this. forts. The American people deserve a the Senate will do again—I’m sure, Let’s open the government. Let us functioning government. once again, just another piece of log not use the debt ceiling in the threat- The public understands that we can over in their fireplace for the Senate ening manner in which it’s being used open up the government. And I have to majority leader to burn down. I am by the Republican leadership here. We say, the Democrats did not want the hopeful here today that we have com- should never—I don’t care what your funding level of the Senate budget bill, mon sense, and I think we will pass political ideology is—default on our fi- but we are compromising to get this this. nancial obligations. That is economic government open. I reserve the balance of my time. ruin for this country, and I think my The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mr. MCGOVERN. May I ask the gen- colleagues on the other side of the aisle WOMACK). The time of the gentlewoman tleman how many more speakers he know that. We should never use that in has expired. has? such a political way. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gentle- Mr. SESSIONS. I would advise the Let’s work together and appoint lady an additional 30 seconds. gentleman, at this time, I do not have budget conferees and go to negotiate a Ms. LEE of California. It’s also im- any further speakers. I thank the gen- budget conference so we can have some portant to recognize, again, as an ap- tleman for asking. parameters in terms of numbers we can propriator and as a member of the Mr. MCGOVERN. May I inquire as to work with. Budget Committee, I hear and see each how much time I have remaining? I listened to some of my colleagues and every day, whenever we’re in com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- talking on the other side—even those mittee, the tactics and the discussion tleman from Massachusetts has 4 min- who serve on the Budget Committee— with regard to cuts to Head Start and utes remaining; the gentleman from and you wonder why we should have a the women and children nutrition as- Texas has 51⁄2 minutes remaining. Budget Committee if the Budget Com- sistance program—all of those pro- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield mittee doesn’t mean anything. I have a grams that just very recently the Re- myself the balance of my time. lot more respect for the people that publican Tea Party Members have I am going to urge that we defeat the serve on that committee. started to say that they support. So previous question. If we defeat the pre- As this time, I yield 2 minutes to the let’s see what happens. I hope that they vious question, I will offer an amend- gentlewoman from California (Ms. do support this when we get to these ment to the rule that will allow the LEE). budget negotiations. House to vote on the clean Senate con- It’s time that we shut down this tinuing resolution so that we can send b 1630 shutdown. We need to reject this rule. it to the President for his signature Ms. LEE of California. I thank the Let’s have an up-or-down vote to open today. gentleman for yielding. up this government and let the chips Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- Also, let me just associate myself fall where they may. sent to insert the text of the amend- with the gentleman from Massachu- Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such ment in the RECORD, along with extra- setts’ comments with regard to Speak- time as I may consume. neous material, immediately prior to er O’Neill. I, too, was a staffer during Mr. Speaker, I will tell you that the vote on the previous question. that period when the great Speaker, there is a lot of dialogue on the floor The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. O’Neill, was Speaker, and there is today about opening up the govern- objection to the request of the gen- no way that he would have allowed this ment. Yet this body has passed bill tleman from Massachusetts? hostage-taking to occur. after bill after bill—whether it’s the in- There was no objection. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposi- telligence community, whether it’s Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, as we tion to this rule. Again, I just have to Head Start, whether it’s NIH—making bring this debate to a close, I have the say, we’ve seen this 8 days, unfortu- sure that we are going through a delib- dueling emotions of being angry and nately, and it is a Tea Party Repub- erative process. Repeatedly, you are being very sad—angry that we are put- lican government shutdown. We’ve seeing where our friends on the other ting the American people through this seen $2.4 billion in lost economic activ- side vote ‘‘no,’’ and when it gets to the trauma. This is totally unnecessary. ity; and so, yes, this hostage-taking, it other body, even though it’s a passed This is a manufactured crisis. continues. piece of legislation, the Senate, our When my colleagues talk about the Hostage-taking really is a deplorable friends over there, ignore the bills. I fact that Democrats aren’t willing to tactic. The Tea Party Republicans con- kind of wonder what we’re really try- negotiate, let me just refer to some of

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Even the committee chairman Honor Flights, where they come up gotiating with Obama’’; that was in who oversees these bills doesn’t even here and meet together as people who The Hill newspaper. I mean, those are come to the Rules Committee to tes- were comrades in arms for the United the headlines about my friends’ actions tify. We don’t know what we’re voting States of America, who fought the Axis during these recent weeks. on here. of Evil, the Germans, the Japanese, The bottom line is that what we’re We can do better. Reject this rule. and others. They wanted to come just doing today really is sad because I Vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question. about 2 miles from here down to the think it diminishes this institution. We Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance World War II Memorial, and it was ought to be solving problems. We ought of my time. locked. It was bolted up and locked. So to be finding ways to lift people up. We Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself the a couple of colleagues, my fellow Tex- ought to be trying to debate ways to balance of my time. ans, went down there last week and create more jobs and opportunity in I appreciate my dear friend, my col- found out—the park ranger was there. this country. We ought to get the gov- league, from Worcester, Massachusetts. Well, who’s allowed to get in? First ernment running. We ought to deal I will describe it to him real fast. Amendment protesters. First Amend- with the debt ceiling, not politicize it, Mr. Speaker, what we’re trying to do ment protesters are the only ones al- and we ought to work on a long-term is open up all the employees that are lowed in—well, and Members of Con- negotiation so we have a long-term home at the FAA. That’s it. We’re gress. So these two colleagues of mine spending bill that makes sense for this going to bring them back to work; pay took bolt cutters, opened it up, and it country, and we’re not doing that. them; get it done, all the employees at has been open ever since. We’re coming up with a committee the FAA. That’s what Republicans are trying today that does nothing. You pass this Secondly, we’re trying to form a to do. We are trying to do that not just bill, the government still shuts down. working group. We’re trying to work for the World War II Memorial; we are You pass this bill, we’re still headed for around the process that has gotten a default on our obligations on October trying to do that for this government. bogged up today, with an idea from our We are trying to work on commonsense 17. This does nothing. It does nothing. Speaker, JOHN BOEHNER, and our Ma- It is sad because it is beneath this ideas. We are asking for this House of jority Leader, ERIC CANTOR, and our Representatives to be with us today. great House of Representatives. So whip, KEVIN MCCARTHY, and a couple of many incredible things have happened I support this rule. I support the un- people who are in the Republican lead- derlying legislation. on this floor, and yet this is so trivial. ership who are saying let’s find another It is so meaningless at a time of such The material previously referred to way around the logjam that we’ve got. by Mr. MCGOVERN is as follows: a great crisis. So we came up with a good idea and I would say to my friends on the AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 373 OFFERED BY said let’s go to a working group. Let’s other side of the aisle that this is a cri- MR. MCGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS actually get 10 Members of the Senate sis that my friends have brought on At the end of the resolution, add the fol- and 10 Members of the House. Let’s themselves. There is nothing that says lowing new sections: meet. Let’s meet very quickly. As a that we should be in shutdown today Sec. 5. Immediately upon adoption of this matter of fact, the resolution says resolution the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) other than the fact that my friends on that, within 1 day, they’ve got to be se- making continuing appropriations for fiscal the other side of the aisle decided to year 2014, and for other purposes, with the shut the government down. lected; within 1 day after that, they have to meet. Let’s put them to work. House amendment to the Senate amendment Now they’re saying they care about thereto, shall be taken from the Speaker’s the monuments and they care about Let’s put the Members to work on this table and the pending question shall be, our senior citizens and our veterans, on a bipartisan, bicameral basis. That without intervention of any point of order, but they’re the ones who shut the gov- is what this is about. It is really pretty whether the House shall recede from its ernment down. They say they don’t simple. amendment and concur in the Senate amend- want to default on our financial obliga- Mr. Speaker, this is not really rocket ment. The Senate amendment shall be con- tions, yet we heard on ‘‘This Week’’ science right now. We’re engaged in sidered as read. The question shall be debat- able for one hour equally divided and con- with George Stephanopoulos that the how we put one foot in front of the other, and Republicans have been doing trolled by the chair and ranking member of Speaker of the House is prepared to ba- the Committee on Appropriations. The pre- sically see this country default on our this for 3 weeks. We’re meeting at the vious question shall be considered as ordered debt. That’s what he said. Rules Committee. We’re taking testi- on the question of receding from the House I mean, I am shocked by that kind of mony. We are listening to the people amendment and concurring in the Senate talk. I don’t care what party you’re in, who come to the committee. amendment without intervening motion or where you come from ideologically. We We have very vigorous, detailed de- demand for division of the question. all should at least agree that we ought bates where Members, Republicans and Sec. 6. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not to pay our bills, that if we don’t, it will Democrats, come to the Rules Com- apply to the consideration of H.J. Res. 59 as specified in section 5 of this resolution. do great damage to our economy, and mittee from the Appropriations Com- it will hurt your constituents just as mittee. As a matter of fact, we’ve seen THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS much as mine. We could do so much some star witnesses in this House— better. We could do so much better stars, good people, great ideas—trying This vote, the vote on whether to order the to push that we’re going to work to- previous question on a special rule, is not than this. merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- I would urge my colleagues on the gether. We’re going to do this together. dering the previous question is a vote other side of the aisle who say they We can do this together. Not all the against the Republican majority agenda and want a vote on a clean continuing reso- bills were agreed to, but a bunch of a vote to allow the Democratic minority to lution to vote with us on some of these them have been on a bipartisan basis. offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about procedural motions. Start giving us So you never know when you throw what the House should be debating. some votes on these procedural mo- up a good idea whether somebody is Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the tions, because it appears that your going to take you up on it or not. We House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- leadership will not give you the right have had a couple where that has scribes the vote on the previous question on the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the to an up-or-down vote. Notwith- worked; and we, as Republicans, are consideration of the subject before the House standing all of the talk about a trans- going to stay after it. We’re the ones being made by the Member in charge.’’ To parent process, an open process, you’re willing to negotiate. defeat the previous question is to give the not going to get that vote unless you Now, there was a discussion about us opposition a chance to decide the subject be- force it. showing up at the World War II Memo- fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.057 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6381 ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that House and offer the resolution pre- Resolved, That it is the sense of the ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- viously noticed. House— mand for the previous question passes the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (1) without seeking to effect a change in control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Clerk will report the resolution. the rules or standing orders of the House or in order to offer an amendment. On March The Clerk read as follows: their interpretation; and 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- (2) without prescribing a special order of fered a rule resolution. The House defeated Whereas the BBC News, on October 1, 2013 business for the House— in England, published the following: ‘‘For the previous question and a member of the that a government shutdown is a mark upon most of the world, a government shutdown is opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, the dignity of the House and that the House very bad news—the result of revolution, in- asking who was entitled to recognition. would be willing to pass a ‘‘clean’’ con- vasion or disaster. Even in the middle of its Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: tinuing appropriations resolution to end it. ‘‘The previous question having been refused, ongoing civil war, the Syrian government the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- has continued to pay its bills and workers’ b 1645 wages. That leaders of one of the most pow- gerald, who had asked the gentleman to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to erful nations on earth willingly provoked a the first recognition.’’ crisis that suspends public services and de- gentleman from Florida wish to The Republican majority may say ‘‘the creases economic growth is astonishing to present argument on why the resolu- vote on the previous question is simply a many.’’; tion is privileged under rule IX to take vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Whereas the state-run Xinhua news serv- precedence over other questions? vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] ice, on October 2, 2013 in China, published the Mr. GRAYSON. Yes, I do has no substantive legislative or policy im- following: ‘‘With no political unity to redress The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what its policy mistake, a dysfunctional Wash- tleman from Florida is recognized. they have always said. Listen to the Repub- ington is now overspending the confidence in lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative its leadership.’’; Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise Process in the United States House of Rep- Whereas The News of Mexico, on Sep- today because the dignity of the House resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s tember 25, 2013 in Mexico, published the fol- has been called into question. You have how the Republicans describe the previous lowing: ‘‘They squabble over the incon- heard the text of the resolution, but I question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- sequential accomplishment of a 10-week think that some points bear high- though it is generally not possible to amend funding extension. It isn’t serious, but it cer- lighting. the rule because the majority Member con- tainly isn’t funny.’’; The BBC News has reported that trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Whereas the Australian, on October 1, 2013 ‘‘leaders of one of the most powerful pose of offering an amendment, the same re- in Australia, published the following: ‘‘The sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- irresponsible way in which Congress . . . nations on Earth’’—by the way, that is vious question on the rule. . . . When the played the politics of partisan petulance and still us—‘‘willingly provoked a crisis motion for the previous question is defeated, obstruction . . . does them little credit. Nei- that suspends public services.’’ control of the time passes to the Member ther does it say much for the budgetary A leading Chinese news service stat- who led the opposition to ordering the pre- processes in the world’s largest economy.’’; ed: vious question. That Member, because he Whereas the Frankfurter Allgemeine A dysfunctional Washington is now over- then controls the time, may offer an amend- Zeitung, on October 2, 2013 in Germany, pub- spending the confidence in its leadership. ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of lished the following: ‘‘The main actors in amendment.’’ this dispute, which brings together many A German newspaper stated: In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House factors, both ideological and political, took a The main actors in this dispute took a of Representatives, the subchapter titled huge risk and, unhindered, proceeded to vali- huge risk and proceeded to validate everyone ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal date everyone who ever accused the political who ever accused the political establishment to order the previous question on such a rule establishment in Washington of being rotten in Washington of being rotten to the core. [a special rule reported from the Committee to the core . . . The public is left wondering The public is left wondering how things on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- how things could have been allowed to get to could have been allowed to get to this point ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- this point and why there is so much poison and why there is so much poison in the sys- tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- in the system.’’; tem. jection of the motion for the previous ques- Whereas the Su¨ ddeutsche Zeitung, on Oc- Another German newspaper said: tion on a resolution reported from the Com- tober 2, 2013 in Germany, published the fol- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- lowing: ‘‘What has already been apparent in What has already been apparent in Amer- ber leading the opposition to the previous America for a few years now is the self-de- ica for a few years now is the self-destruc- question, who may offer a proper amendment struction of one of the world’s oldest democ- tion of one of the world’s oldest democracies. or motion and who controls the time for de- racies. And the great tragedy here is that And the great tragedy here is that this work bate thereon.’’ this work of destruction isn’t being wrought of destruction isn’t being wrought by en- Clearly, the vote on the previous question by enemies of democracy, greedy lobbyists emies of democracy, greedy lobbyists, or sin- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- or sinister major party donors. America’s de- ister major party donors. America’s democ- cations. It is one of the only available tools mocracy is being broken by the very people racy is being broken by the very people who for those who oppose the Republican major- who are supposed to carry and preserve it are supposed to carry and preserve it—the ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- . . . the politicians . . . At the moment, politicians. What is clear, though, is that native views the opportunity to offer an al- Washington is fighting over the budget and America is already politically bankrupt. ternative plan. nobody knows if the country will still be sol- The headline of the New York Daily Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield vent in three weeks . . . What is clear, News, the fourth most widely cir- back the balance of my time, and I though, is that America is already politi- culated daily newspaper in the United move the previous question on the res- cally bankrupt.’’; States, on the first day of the govern- olution. Whereas the Washington Post, on Sep- tember 30, 2013, quoted Justice Malala, a po- ment shutdown read this way—— The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- question is on ordering the previous litical commentator in South Africa as say- ing the following: ‘‘They tell us, ‘You guys tleman will suspend. question. The Chair has heard the reading of The question was taken; and the are not being fiscally responsible’ . . . And now we see that they are running their coun- the resolution. Speaker pro tempore announced that try a little like a banana republic . . . there Does the gentleman have an argu- the ayes appeared to have it. is a lot of sniggering going on.’’; ment to present as to why it qualifies Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on Whereas the headline of the New York as a matter of privilege under rule IX? that I demand the yeas and nays. Daily News, the fourth most widely cir- The yeas and nays were ordered. culated daily newspaper in the United Mr. GRAYSON. Yes, I do, and I was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- States, on October 1, 2013, read: ‘‘House of about to get to it. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Turds’’, and the bylines stated: ‘‘D.C. cess- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ceedings on this question will be post- pols shut down government’’ and ‘‘They get tleman may proceed. poned. paid while nation suffers’’; Mr. GRAYSON. Thank you. Whereas these reports call into question f As I just indicated, the headline of the dignity of the House; and the New York Daily News, the fourth Whereas the resulting reduction in the RAISING A QUESTION OF THE most widely circulated daily newspaper PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE public’s perception of the House’s dignity has culminated in a 7% Congressional ap- in the United States, on the first day of Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to proval rating in the most recent Economist/ the government shutdown read this a question of the privileges of the YouGov poll: Now, therefore, be it way: ‘‘House of Turds.’’

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