Annie Kuster: “I want to thank my colleague from California (Mr. Peters) for the opportunity this evening to talk about civility, to…”

“I want to thank my colleague from California (Mr. Peters) for the opportunity this evening to talk about civility, to talk about coming together and finding common ground and, most importantly, to talk about getting things done. I first ran for Congress because our Congress here, our government, was mired in dysfunction, and I truly felt that our country needs our help. I want to say that I believe my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who are new Members of Congress, including the gentlelady in the chair, share that concern. We have found common ground on a number of issues. I was very proud to work with another freshwoman, Mrs. Walorski, to pass a bill unanimously in this House to help victims of medical, sexual trauma. We came together, and we got 110 bipartisan sponsors, so I know that what we bring to this august body is the ability to find common ground. Then, as now, my goal is to bring people together. These are commonsense solutions. My colleague Mr. Peters has just reiterated discussions that have been going on in various rooms in this building-- from the White House to Capitol Hill--throughout this year about entitlement reform, about tax reform, about controlling spending, but, most importantly, about providing the services that people across this country need from our government. I come from New Hampshire, the Granite State. We are frugal people, and New Hampshire families don't need more bickering in Washington.…”