Sam Farr: “I rise as a Member from the delegation of the great State of California. This is the State that is proud to lead this…”

“I rise as a Member from the delegation of the great State of California. This is the State that is proud to lead this Nation in environmental, educational, and economic policy. Unfortunately, it is also the State that showed that a legislative branch of government can bring Government to a halt by not adopting a budget on time. California's partisan politics delay the State budget year after year. However, never was it this bad. Congress is now in its fourth month. We have been here more days, taken more votes, and spent more hours on the floor and accomplished less than any other Congress in history. Congress was unable to make the October 1 fiscal deadline. It is internationally embarrassing. Mr. Speaker, give us back our Nation. Let your people go. Vote for a clean CR and get Government back to work.”