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AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD YIELD
ONE MINUTE TO MY COLLEAGUE AND
MY FRIEND FROM FLORIDA, MR.
BILIRAKIS.
THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE
MINUTE.
MR. BILIRAKIS: THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER, THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIRMAN.
I RISE TODAY TO SHOW MY SUPPORT
FOR CONTINUED FUNDING FOR OUR
VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL
IN RESERVE COMPONENTS.
AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE
VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, I
FIND MYSELF IN AWE OF THE
ACRIFICES OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN
UNIFORM HAVE MADE TO OUR GREAT
COUNTRY.
I REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENDING
THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND
FIGHTING TO PROTECT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
I HAVE JOINED MY HOUSE
COLLEAGUES TO VOTE MULTIPLE
TIMES TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT
OPEN AND MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS FACE THE SAME
CONSEQUENCES UNDER OBAMACARE
THAT HARDWORKING AMERICANS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY FACE.
IT IS MY DESIRE, MY SINCERE
HOPE, THAT THE SENATE AND THE
PRESIDENT WILL COME TOGETHER AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE TO JOIN THE
HOUSE IN A CIVIL AND OPEN
DIALOGUE.
WE NEED TO ENACT A FAIR
SOLUTION TO THE SITUATION THAT