On the recordOctober 8, 2013
Thank you. As I just indicated, the headline of the New York Daily News, the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States, on the first day of the government shutdown read this way: ``House of Turds.'' The bylines stated: ``D.C. cess-pools shut down government,'' and ``They get paid while the Nation suffers.'' Just today, a new poll came out that demonstrated as follows: A national poll asked the following questions: What do you have a higher opinion of, Congress or witches? Congress, 32 percent; witches, 46 percent. What do you have a higher opinion of, Congress or hemorrhoids? Congress, 31 percent; hemorrhoids, 53 percent. What do you have a higher opinion of, Congress or dog poop? Congress, 40 percent; dog poop, 47 percent. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The Chair would again ask the gentleman from Florida to address whether or not this resolution is privileged under rule IX.
