On the recordSeptember 13, 2012
Reclaiming my time, I have had no prouder moment than our debate on H.R. 1--no prouder moment. Though I will say to the gentleman, as the gentleman knows quite well, it is frustrating that we can't do the business today. We tried. As the gentleman from Florida knows, we tried all of these appropriation bills. They weren't 6-month bills. They weren't 2-week bills. They were entire FY13 bills, and we did them right. We did them the way they were supposed to be done. Some people won, some people lost, but, in the end, a bipartisan majority came together and passed every single one. That's what we should be doing here, Mr. Speaker, and we have. The American people are going to decide in November: Is the problem the House? Is the problem the Senate? Is the problem the executive branch? I have my own suspicions, but I trust the American people more than I trust any other vote that we make in this House, Mr. Speaker. Again, I rise in strong support of this rule. I rise in strong support of the two underlying bills, the continuing resolution bill and our opportunity job protection sequester replacement bill. I urge my colleagues to support the rule. I urge my colleagues to support the two underlying bills.
