John Culberson: “The Democrat side of the aisle can say it until they're blue in the face that the sky is green. That doesn't make it…”

“The Democrat side of the aisle can say it until they're blue in the face that the sky is green. That doesn't make it green. It is not true. This legislation is designed to keep the government open by fully funding it at levels that the Senate has already agreed to. I think it's also good to get a few other things straight around here and point out that Social Security checks, even in the unlikeliest event the government were to close down, will continue to flow because employees of all mandatory programs administered by the government are considered to be essential. Social Security checks are obviously essential. Those employees are essential. Social Security will continue to flow. My colleague from Texas said that children would be thrown off of their parents' insurance policies. That law took effect last year. It's not affected by what's before the House today. My colleague also said children or people with preexisting conditions could be denied coverage. That is also incorrect, because that law took effect last year. The bill before the House today fully funds the government. We are even separately funding the military, and we are going to give a stark choice to the President of the United States and the Senate: Do you want to shut down the government or do you want to force on the American people a 2,500-page bill that was forced through here so fast that Speaker Pelosi said that we have to pass the bill to find out what's in it?…”