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The public understands this. That's why our approval rating is below al Qaeda's. It's a sad state.

The greatest threat to American national security now lies within the square mile that encompasses Capitol Hill and the White House, and that we are the problem.

I also have no further requests for time. I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 2011, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Once again, I would like to thank Chairman Miller for bringing this bill to the floor, as well as Chairman Flores and Ranking Member Takano of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity for their work on this particular bill, and I would…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings).

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano).

I have no further speakers. I would encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support H.R. 2189, as amended. Once again, I want to thank Chairman Miller and his staff for working very diligently on this piece of legislation…

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. O'Rourke).

Please don't use the word nonessential as regards our civilians.

I don't care which we choose as long as we get on with re-opening the government with a fully funded VA.

I support a clean funding bill, no strings attached. Let's fund the entire Federal Government, perhaps on a short-term basis, where we can work out some larger deal.

I want to, in the spirit of cooperation, join my colleagues in urging the Senate and our Federal Government to move forward on advance funding for military construction and Veterans' Affairs.

You have done your job, now it is time for Congress to do its job.

I want us to be in the same position, that, when we have a budget, people go back to work, and we are up at full speed, so we are taking care of veterans as quickly as we can.

Veterans should not, and cannot, and will not be disadvantaged by party politics in the future

I don't care which one that we choose, as long as we get on with the reopening of government and that we fully fund VA.

It is time for Congress to do its job.

I know that VA employees do not work solely for a paycheck. They work because they believe in helping veterans.