On the recordOctober 9, 2013
I call on my colleagues in the House and the Senate today to work together to address our differences to fix this government shutdown. The House has started by unanimously passing a bill that will pay furloughed Federal workers back pay. We've also passed bills that will fund lifesaving research, Head Start, veterans, and many other important parts of the government. While some people have called this a piecemeal approach, those people ignore the fact that that's how our appropriations process has worked for over 230 years, with multiple appropriations bills every year. That is the real normal. Mr. Speaker, let's tone down the rhetoric and work together and get our government funded and pay our debts. ____________________
