On the recordOctober 12, 2013
Day No. 12--Mr. Speaker, today is the 12th day of a government shutdown and 1 day closer to defaulting on our debt. In the history of our great Nation, we have never failed to pay our bills. We are Americans. We always pay our bills. Mr. Speaker, enough with the gamesmanship, the finger-pointing, the name-calling. It is time to get back to business. We can do it in three easy steps. Step one: let's open the government. Step two: let's pay our bills. And step three: let's negotiate a real budget that begins to rebuild jobs and an economy that rebuilds middle class America. Mr. Speaker, everyone wins--especially the American people. ____________________
