On the recordJuly 28, 2014
I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from California. In the 113th Congress, we have had sequestration, $85 billion in randomly spread-out cuts across our budget impacting the American economy. We have had a government shutdown that was unnecessary, unreasonable, and reckless; it cost us $24 billion in lost economic productivity. We have had a flirtation with the debt ceiling threatening the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Now, we have got a frivolous lawsuit against the President of the United States, and it leads me to ask the question: Is there such a thing as a four-ring circus? Let me now yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois, Representative Robin Kelly, my good friend and colleague from the freshman class, and a distinguished champion for her district.
