>> i would yield such time as i may consume. throughout human history, whenever there has been disagreement in ages past, it has been settled with armed conflict, but in civilized world we settle those disputes in an amicable way under the law. in this remarkable house chamber, we are surrounded by images of great lawmakers throughout human history. i think it is incumbent upon us

as lawmakers and civilized human beings to use a little common courtesy and common sense to find areas of agreement and set those aside, get those behind us, and then move onto those where itre we have -- is more difficult to find agreement and the house of representatives, the constitutional conservative majority in the house, has attempted to do so many times here over the last several weeks. when it comes to funding the government, the house of representatives have sought to do so and has done our job. week of june, the house of representatives passed legislation to fully fund the department of defense. in the first week of june, the house of representatives passed ourslation to fully fund department of veterans affairs and military construction requirements of our men and women in uniform around the world. we also made sure in the first month of the summer that the house of representatives passed

legislation to fully fund the department of homeland security and sent that to the senate as well. we have even passed an appropriations bill to fund the departments of the government that operate -- that are responsible for the department of energy and water and that legislation was passed out of the house this summer and sent to the senate. it is common courtesy and just common sense that where you have disagreement, you sit down and work it out. if you've got serious disagreements, you again find those areas where you can -- both sides -- agree there is common ground and put those behind us. what better place to start, mr. speaker, then with the veterans who have served our nation in defense of our freedom and make it possible for us to enjoy the prosperity, the liberty passed onto us by our ancestors and it's a real privilege for me to serve with my good good friend from georgia, mr. bishop and my

colleagues on this subcommittee for appropriating funds for the operation of the veterans affairs and military construction to be sure that her veterans are seeing everything they have earned for the sacrifices they have made on behalf of this nation. we have brought the bill to the floor today as an obvious area of agreement and support of our that not onlysure are their health benefits taken care of which, under current law, they all are a year in advance, we are here today to ensure and absolutely guarantee that there is no interruption in the veterans who are applying for disability compensation. we have had a terrible backlog in disability claims that the committee has worked together in a bipartisan way to ensure it is fully funded and we are included in our bill which was sent to the senate in the first we did -- first week of june, language

was included that the veterans administration lives up to their own deadline on handling those disability claims. the legislation before us today would also ensure that veterans receive on-time time compensation for their pensions, post-9/11 education training, and employment assistance. we have done our best as under a common courtesy, common sense impels us -- to do what is right by our veterans and find those areas of agreement would bring the bill to the floor today. mr. speaker, we want to ensure these veterans are fully that have an entrée back into civilian life that is as easy as humanly possible. we don't want them to encounter any delays as they move into civilian life and this bill, as the others does, provides funding through december 15 for provides 2.5and

billion dollars for claims processing to make sure we are getting at the claims backlog. i would reserve the balance of my time and look forward to hearing from my colleague from georgia, mr. bishop. >> i believe this is a fraud. this is part of a cynical game to justify keeping this government shut. of $2.5osed rate billion is the same amount provided in the house bill earlier this summer which passed 421-4. it is the same funding request leveled by the administration. does not intend to do anything for the remaining va discretionary accounts.

it fails to include $155 million for veteran management system. it fails to include $136 million for the veterans claims index program. these two programs are valuable to speeding up the claims process yet they are not included. the medical research account is not included. construction, major and minor, not included. office of the secretary including the board of veterans appeals them a $438, not included. the va office of inspector general, not included. $13.68 billion, not included. rants to state veterans homes, state cemeteries, the national cemetery administration, not included. on june 4, we passed a full bill, a complete bill a bipartisan bill -- 421-four. measureker, if this

goes on to become law, which i doubt that it will, a majority of the federal government will still be shut down. for example, the department of defense will not have the material support needed to conduct training and ensure the readiness for the forces at home , regular training exercises including large-scale training rotations depend on equipment that is in proper working order and the facilities that have been properly maintained, and supplies needed to support the soldiers in her training efforts. stillthis bill, pay would be denied to more than 42,500 federal law-enforcement officers and congressional workers at the department of justice. 4000 weather forecasters and other national weather service employees and other extreme weather events, we will not have employees to her protect us. we don't have the luxury to pick and choose which part of the

federal government we want to fund. it is our responsibility under the constitution to fund the entire federal government. let me repeat -- the entire federal government. instead of laying games, let the house of representatives vote on a clean senate cr and and this shut down very quickly. i am disappointed. i am downright disgusted. those on theway other side of the aisle are trying to use veterans as pawns and this cynical game of government shut down. all we have to do is pass the clean cr. budget should not be a democrat cr. it should not be a republican cr, it should be an american cr for all of us. i urge that we defeat this cynical effort and adopt a full, clean cr. i reserve the balance of my time.

it's my privilege to yield three minutes to the gentleman from kentucky, the chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. rogers. you, mr. speaker and mr. chairman for yielding me this time. i rise in support of this legislation. i'm in support of continuing to provide our nation's veterans with the important benefits they have earned for their service and their sacrifices. our friends to hear on the other side of the aisle, who are unwilling to help our veterans receive the benefits that they have earned in defense of our nation. for their unwavering commitment to this nation, our veterans consistent,eceive quality service and disability

benefits. any lapse in these services for our heroes is a failure on our part to do our jobs as members of congress. i would like to remind the house that the language in this bill was essentially included in the clean continuing resolution i initially offered several weeks ago. my that reason, as well as dedication to our veterans, i am happy to endorse his bill today. the legislation before us today continues funding to process and deliver this bill -- disability at the department of veterans affairs for those who have served in our armed forces at the current annual rate of approximately $82 billion. the funding will last until december 15 or until we and act a full your appropriations. ourddition to providing for

former servicemen and women, this bill will continue to move the ball down the field closer to our ultimate goal of funding the entire government. continue ons must how we as an entire congress can come to an agreement that funds every agency and department and ends the shut down and reopens the government. that's why i was so disappointed this morning when the u.s. senate declared that they did not want to meet with us to talk about how to end this shut down. we offered to sit down and talk in a conference committee. a.m. said no 9:30 way. we don't want to talk to you. i thought that's what congress was all about was working out differences across this body to the senate. apparently, i am wrong. i urge my colleagues to support our veterans. make the next step toward ending

this unnecessary government shut down. pass this bill today. i yield back. the gentleman from texas reserves in the gentleman from georgia has the floor. i am delighted to yield to the distinct member of the ranking committee. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the republican shut down. of course we support funding for our veterans. the proper way to do that, mr. speaker, as our distinguished chairman knows, is to fulfill our constitutional mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the republican shut down. of course we support funding for our veterans. the proper way to do that, mr. speaker, as our distinguished chairman knows, is to fulfill our constitutional responsibility, make the hard

decisions, pass regular appropriations bills. speaker, as the chairman knows, the house already passed a full year funding bill for oferans in june by a vote 421-4. mr. speaker, as our distinguished chairman knows, that bill is $6.2 billion more than today's bill. veterans, as a result of this shut down process, are going to have their funds cut $6.2 billion. bill that pass a helps them, funds other critical initiatives. mr. speaker, as our distinguished chairman knows, we could do this. we could pass these bills regular order and prevent children from being part of clinical trials. mail fromt an e- francis collins of the national health, nearly 3/4

of the step was furloughed. about 200 patients who otherwise would be admitted to the nih clinical trials each week will be turned away. this includes about 30 children, most of them cancer patients. we know this is not the only for head start. it is funds for transportation. we could go on and on. we could do this because there is a process in place. we don't need to shut down the government and invent new ways to pass these appropriation bills. funding one budget item at a time while hundreds of thousands of americans are on furlough and losing pay is no way to fulfill our constitutional responsibility. the bill we are considering -- >> the gentle woman's time has expired. >> the bill we are considering today is nothing but a republican ploy and would not be necessary if republicans had not been so reckless throughout the budgetary process forcing us

into a showdown. we could end of the republican shutdown today if the majority would only allow a vote on the senate passed bill to keep government running which includes the funding levels that the republicans support and would be signed by the president. the house majority apparently cannot take the heat from the fire they let so now they have put forward this reckless political attempt to shift blame for their shutdown. >> the gentleman from georgia reserves and the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> it's important to point out that any disagreement you find in those areas where you are in agreement and set those aside, come to an agreement to make sure you get the most important things done first and set them aside. the house in the senate have done that. our military has been paid. legislation to fully fund pay for our military is passed by unanimous consent in the senate and passed out of this house.

reiterate that the houses is done its job in funding our veterans, passing this legislation the first week of june and funding the department of defense. we have done our part. this shutdown that we face today is a deliberate result of the senates refusal to take action on the legislation that we sent them over 90 days ago. that's why we are bringing this bill to the floor today because this is one area we can all agree on. our veterans have earned our help and deserve our help and it is our dutythis shutdown that wy is a to pass this bill as quickly as possible to ensure no interruption in the services that they have earned by their service to this nation. at this time, it is my privilege to yield three minutes to the gentleman from mississippi. >> the gentle man mississippi is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from texas for yielding time but thank him for his leadership on behalf of veterans. the house and the senate have

thatdy passed a measure would pay for our troops in the middle of this government shut down. it is proper we do this. this morning, i had the privilege of meeting with 91 veterans from all over the state of mississippi who were in our nation's capital as part of an honors ceremony. when we arrived at the world were to morrill, we found the entrance was blocked because of the shut down. from these greatest heroes from the greatest generations, those men who stormed the beaches of normandy facing german machine gun nests, those men who saw their friends die on it would even thoughima, they may be confined to wheelchairs, a barricade was not an obstacle and it was my privilege to meet with them at the memorial that has been built in their honor.

the real way that our nation pays tribute and thanks them for their service is for us to keep our commitment to them, our commitment in the form of va benefits, healthcare benefits, disability benefits. let us not fail those who have sacrificed so much for our nation by failing to ensure that our veterans are provided the benefits and the services they have earned. that's why i rise in support of this bill. our obligation to our troops does not end when a war is over. we must ensure that our military men and women are provided with the care and benefits they deserve both during and after their service. tohave all agreed unanimously fund this generations military. let us also agree to fund the previous generation. i yield back. the gentleman from georgia

is recognized. >> i am delighted to yield to the assistant democratic leader, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn. >> for how much time? >> two minutes. >> the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for two minutes. >> i thank you for yielding me this time. mr. speaker, the bill we are about to vote on is as unnecessary as it is disingenuous. my congressional district is highly populated by veterans whose service and sacrifices are greatly appreciated. that is why i came to this floor on june 4 and enthusiastically joined 420 other members of this auspicious body to keep our obligations to them at higher levels than are included in this legislation. , the tea party republicans shut down the government because they refused to accept the verdict of the american people in last year's

elections. they shut down our government over implementation of several laws, a position that polling shows of 72% of american people oppose. they are using our patriotic heroes as pawns in their petty, partisan, political game. veterans should not have to choose between having their claims processed and their grandchildren educated. their family members should be enjoy -- receive their medical treatments and enjoy our national resources. this piecemeal approach is the tea party's plan. they want to pick and choose winners and losers and only fund their priorities. that's not our government works. of my favorite republican

stated back in 1860, president your purposeln, " is stated that you will destroy the government unless you be --owed to come screw construe and conform the constitution as you please on all points in dispute." you will rule or ruin in all events. reckless movethis tonight. let's reject this partisan gamesmanship and reopen our government like honorable men and women. i yield back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> the only people who will be holding our veterans hostage would be those who would vote no against this legislation which was brought to the floor today in an earnest and honest, common sense courteous way to ensure that our veterans are given everything they need for the service they have given this country. it is my privilege to yield to menace to the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, chairman of

the house veterans affairs committee. >> i thank the chairman for yielding. bill isxplain why this necessary. last weekend, the administration revised its initial shutdown contingency plan with the following statement relating specifically to the effect of a prolonged shutdown and what it would have to be va. has accepted claims processor so it can continue to process claims and beneficiaries will continue to receive their payments. however, those benefits are -- are provided through mandatory funding on that funding will run out by the end of october. at that point, the va will be unable to make any payments." this means absent a deal on a cr, has accepted claims processor so it can continue to process and we have anxiously awaited the senate to do there, negotiate

with the house -- payments to veterans and their survivors that are due in november for a variety of benefits that have been earned by that veterans are on several service may, in fact, be in jeopardy. that would mean a suspension of over $1 billion per month in gi bill tuition payments to nearly one million veterans or their dependents. it would end the subsistence allowance to over 66,000 disabled veterans in vocational rehabilitation programs. it would cease payments to low income wartime veterans with incomes that are just above the poverty level. it would end dependency and indemnity, that compensation to the surviving loved ones of members and veterans who died because of their service. this must never, ever be allowed to happen. even more veterans and their loved ones should not even have to worry about something like this occurring. this bill would immediately remove any doubt from their minds that the dysfunction here in washington would in fact jeopardize their earned benefits. these are america's heroes who

have already gone above and beyond the call of duty. the last thing they deserve is for the country they courageously defended to abandon them in their time of need. this bill would avoid all the calamitous advance i have mentioned and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation and i yield back. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> this time, i'm delighted to yield two minutes to the ranking member of the appropriations subcommittee of homeland security, mr. price. americanpeaker, the people have had enough of this cynical attempt to shift blame for the tea party shutdown. of course we want the american people to have there, negotiate with the access to our national parks and i wish our republican colleagues had thought a little more about that

world war ii memorial before doing what they did last night. of course we want the dc government to continue to function. the compelling arguments should have been given more attention. of course we want the veterans administration to resume its operations for those who have worn this country's uniform although we do not like seeing our veterans used to score political points. what about the thousands of department of defense civilians who were told not to come in to work today including those in my bragg?t who served fort what about the epa scientists who spent the day on a community service project and set of conducting important research on air quality or the firefighters across the nation who depend on fema grants to keep their communities safe? about the agriculture department researchers whose paychecks are running out or the

nih researchers whose grants are under threat or those desperately ill people who will now be cut out of nih critical trials? the american people deserve a government that works for everybody. the senate has passed a responsible, bipartisan funding bill that would pass this house easily. if the republican leadership would simply allow it to receive a vote. let's dispense with this political theater. let's get back to the basics. keeping the government open, paying the country's bills, and negotiating a comprehensive budget plan that let's sequestration, revives err economy, and reduces our deficit. the first step is to pass a clean continuing resolution. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> how much time do we have remaining? minuteshave 7 1/4

remaining. minutes toyield two the gentleman from arizona. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is with great emotion that i rise today. first of all, we are in the midst of a government shutdown and this is a terrible time. second of all, this is my greatest hero's, my father's birthday, october 1. my dad passed away about five years ago. he was part of the greatest generation as you noted by tom brokaw. he fought bravely and new guinea in world war ii and represented his country proudly. he was a captain in the army. -- my son is a captain in the army. my nephew is an army ranger. it is for them that i rise today. make no mistake -- the other side today says they want to support these things but they don't.

is politicalit posturing. they don't want to mitigate the pain because that might somehow hurt their ability to try to extract whatever they can politically. our constituents don't live and land.cal rhetoric they live in the land where the rubber meets the road. be really clear -- you have an opportunity on the other side of the aisle to find the veteran programs. you will be held accountable for that or it you vote no, that's where the rubber meets the road. you will be responsible for denying them these benefits. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> at this time, i am pleased to yield to the distinguished democratic whip, be really cleau the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer for two minutes. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding. there is not a member of this

house who does not respect and support the veterans of this country. the gentleman who just spoke talked about preventing pain. what we want to do is prevent pain not only to veterans but two children, two families, to teachers, to medical professionals, to farmers, to all those who every day rely on the federal government to be in operations. not piecemeal, not choosing between this and that, between the winners and the losers -- why are we at this place? why is the gentlelady, the ranking member of this

committee, said we are at a place representing a bill that cuts $6 billion from the bill you talked about that i voted for and you voted for? mr. speaker, i speak of course of the ranking member, the chairman. becauseker, we are here the pain that has been visited not by the senate -- the senate passed the only cr that did not have a poison pill. keeping government operating for the american people. that's the only body that has passed a bill that will do that that did not include a poison pill that you knew the other side could not take and would not take and the president said he would not sign. you continue to not come to grips with the loss of the election. you need to compromise. you would not go to conference. you talked about going to

lastrence@five myths of 12 night. you have had six months to go to conference. six months, mr. speaker. the republicans have had the opportunity of going to conference. sure we'lllen i'm talk about that. six months, i yield the gentleman 30 additional seconds. >> and no action. that's why we have this gridlock because you have refused to go as you talk about the regular agreementork out an between the senate and the house so we find ourselves that we need more time. so we have tried to provide for now and thetween 15th of november to try to work together to get to a compromise and pass an appropriation bill. not in this piecemeal way. i have not seen an appropriation bill on suspension before. mr. speaker, this is the wrong

process, the wrong time, we should pass a cr and keep government operating for the american people and i yield back the balance of my time. [applause] question is only one before the house tonight -- will we unified in support of our veterans and ensure their peace of mind for themselves, their families, and survivors that they don't mess a moments of the benefits they have so rightly earned? it's my privilege to earn one minute -- to yield one minute. >> the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. >> i thank you. today, veterans and northern michigan and across the country woke up to the news that the united states government has shut down. the government that they served , couldtheir lives for possibly further delay the disability claims process.

mr. speaker, this simply is not fair. offered, fouras times, i might add, plans to keep the government open, the senate continues to reject our offers and insists on shutting down the government. last night they refused to even sit down and have a reasonable discussion with us. toward a solution, it is vital that those who have risked it all be able to continue to receive the services that they need. mr. speaker, i've been a doctor for over 30 years and treated veterans at theva hospital on a regular basis. i don't know how any member in this body could tank for even one minute that we should turn away our service members. i urge my colleagues to support the honoring promise to veterans act. i yield back my time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> parliamentary order -- as the

speaker knows, a number of members of congress have asked unanimous consent to proceed to the senate- passed cr5. i want to understand the rule. my understanding is that the democratic leader and the republican leader both give their consent to that. then that bill would come before the body, is that correct? the request from certain measures must receive clearance from both sides. >> to further clarify -- if democrats and republicans were to agree to bring the senate- before this house, it would come up for a vote, is that correct? the chair would entertain a request only if prior appropriate authorization has been given. >> when you say prior appropriate approval, do you

mean approval from the republican leader and the democratic leader? >> the leadership from both sides of the aisle. >> i thank you, with respect to the current status of hj res if this bodycr - would take up this bill, would it go back to the senate or now go directly to the president? that bill is not currently pending and so the gentleman's request is not appropriate at this time. >> if the democratic leader and republican leader were to give their consent, as you indicated, to bring that bill before this body and we adopted that bill -- would that build then go to the president? the gentleman to request

does not relate to the current oil before the house at this time. the chair will not give in advising of an opinion when the bill is not relevant. >> mr. speaker, i have a parliamentary inquiry with respect to the bill before us, 72. if this bill were to pass the house, with the bill go directly to the president or to the senate? hj res 72. >> all passed bills would go to the senate. >> the bill we are currently discussing will go to the senate? >> if it passed the house, yes. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. >> the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> parliamentary inquiry -- is it the chairs ruling that you cannot rule whether or not a resolution that is agreed by the house and the senate does not go to the president?

is that the speakers parliamentary ruling that you cannot give us an answer to that basic parliamentary question? >> the chair will only respond to requests that relate directly to the current proceedings. >> the current row seating involves a concurrent resolution. it involves -- the whole world knows what is before this house. is the speaker saying from a parliamentary point of view that we cannot deal with the issue of an agreement between the house and the senate? is that the ruling? the pending legislation is hj res 72. >> i yield back.

i know my friend knows a better answer than that. >> the gentleman from georgia is recognized. [applause] >> at this time, i am delighted to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from and a soda -- from minnesota who is on the subcommittee of appropriations. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to address the house of representatives as a daughter of a world war ii veteran. a veteran who was disabled. a veteran who watched very government,at his what this august body and the senate and the president signed into law that would affect his benefits, our families benefits. i rise today to a pose this new republican scheme. selecting random government agencies and programs and

museums to fund while the rest of the federal government languishes in a shutdown is simply irresponsible. the majority is making a desperate attempt to create distractions of they are not held accountable for their actions. congress needs to fund the entire federal government with acclaim continuing resolution and and this reckless and unnecessary gop or, should i say rand old party shut down. speaker, the only question is whether we will unite and fund the veterans who have served this nation. at this time, it is my privilege to yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan. thank you very much. today, i was reminded just how

our nation is made up of the people, not the government. a few hours ago, and dozens of world war ii veterans in an act of civil disobedience to fight the president's closure of the world war ii monument on the washington mall and celebrated their historic defense against tyranny so many decades ago. mr. speaker, i believe this

shutdown could be a learning experience for everyone in this chamber and the people of the country. it allows us to determine what is essential and what is not. what government should do and what it should not. my first arrived here in washington, i wrote an op-ed in my local newspaper laying out some obvious budget reforms. one of them was to make every department justify its spending on the floor of the house. the department of veterans affairs can easily do that for you currently, the va is not shut down completely but the time this incoming were former service will not be able to receive the benefits they earned fighting to defend our freedom. because of the democratic senate's inability to compromise, services to our veterans will be impacted if we don't do the right thing. in the military, we don't leave people behind on the battlefield. we should not do that at home either. surely my friends on the other side of the aisle do not delete that the democratic senate should hold our veterans hostage as we negotiate the cr. areeople helped by the va american heroes privilege not leave them behind grid i urge my colleagues to pass pass this important legislation. i yield back my time. the gentleman from texas has two minutes remaining. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> i am delighted to yield to the chairman of the -- the ranking member of the budget committee, the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen for two

minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend from georgia. if you want to help our veterans tonight, we should take up the senate passed clean cr bill which keeps the government open for our veterans and funds programs that help their children and grandchildren like scientific research at the national institutes of health. as we heard from the speaker, if we take that bill up and pass it, it will be on the president's desk tonight and he can sign it whereas this hill just goes back to the senate. why aren't we doing that? it was reported in "the washington post" that republicans want to shut down the government and now they are going for the cruz idea for plan b. that is senator cruz. he is calling the shots here in the house of representatives.

here is what is particularly strange and cynical -- our veterans are being used as props. i don't think the american people understand that if we were to pass the cr tonight for veterans, it is a higher level of funding by billions of dollars for the veterans than in your bill before us today. how can you say you want to help veterans by sending the senate a bill with less money for veterans instead of sending it immediately to the president with billions of dollars for veterans? this cuts the amount this house voted for veterans in june. it cuts it for billions of dollars. whoy member of this house voted in june on that veterans appropriations bill who votes on this is voting for a cut from what this house provided for veterans earlier this year. comparedpresents a cut

to the continuing resolution we could send tonight to the president's desk and have him sign it. yes, if you really want to help utterance, mr. speaker, you should take up the senate bill, send it to the president, it will be done tonight at a level onions of dollars higher than this republican bill. let's vote on this tonight. [applause] mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas. [no audio] go to conference with the other body, our friends on the minority side oppose that and our leadership and the other body refused to appoint conferees. this afternoon, we brought three bills to the floor on the suspension calendar to open our national parks, to give the district of columbia the local funds it rightly deserves and to

fund our veterans. these bills are under suspension which means they need to come to vote.oor and get a 2/3 we cannot pass these bills of my friends on the minority side do not vote for them. columbia, thet of last time the voters of the district of columbia voted for a republican for president, his name was abraham lincoln in 1864. we need to pass these bills. we are just trying to help. theuld point out that being minority party does not mean you have to be automatically the opposition party. let's do what makes sense, the right thing to do, vote for the veterans bill and vote for the other two bills on suspension. we cannot pass them if our friends on the minority side, some of them don't vote for these bills. >> how much time is remaining? >> the gentleman has one minute from remaining.

the gentleman from georgia has 4.5 minutes remaining. >> i reserve. >> i thank the gentleman. i would like to yield 1.5 fromes to mr. gallego texas. thank you, mr. speaker. ronald reagan told the story many years ago about a little boy went countered a pile of manure in missouri and was excited because he thought there might be a pony in there somewhere. the truth is, many people across the country are looking for a pony. so many people understand across notboard that this is really about veterans or parks or the washington, d.c. budget. it's a fight over obamacare and whether it gets funded or not. it's a subject that has had 40

something votes in the texas -- in the u.s. house of representatives. i would also tell you that today, i have spent my day ,alking to people on the phone a veteran employee with the federal government of san antonio who is a single dad, worried about how he pays his bills, a retired staff sergeant in fort stockton with the same story. two people who were very interesting -- one told me straight up he was a tea party member in san antonio, texas and said if you have a fight about obamacare, that should be separate and apart from keeping the doors of government open. a woman in texas told me the same thing. perhaps the best statement i have had came from an air force man, and airmen who serves in the 23rd district who wrote me while i and many others appreciate the gratitude expressed in times like these, we have also become weary of the same. whatever the actions of our national leaders -- when ever

the actions of our national leaders have a negative impact on us as government employees, what seems to have become the norm over the last few years is the same rhetoric. we don't want to hear how appreciative our leaders are great we want them to show their attitude through deeds, passing a fiscally sound budget. thank you so much. >> the gentleman from texas is recognized. the gentleman from georgia is recognized print >> at this time, i am pleased to yield 1.5 eloquence the strong, advocate for veterans, the gentleman from georgia, mr. davis scott. >> ladies and america, don't be fooled. don't be fooled by what the republicans are doing tonight. 19 hours ago, they closed down this government. they closed down the government on the veterans. they close down the government on dc they close down the government

on those who serve our parks. many of them when they left your 19 hours ago were high fighting and celebrating. we closed it down, we closed it down and now they are here. they are here today with this hypocritical and deceitful act that now they want to do something for the veterans. they want to use these veterans -- ladies and gentlemen, this is nothing but a fig leaf to hide the shame of what this republican party did last night. and to use the veterans-- instead of just talking about 10 or 12 weeks -- to be able to send a 5.2 billion dollars in seo done something -- we have 21 veterans committing suicide every day. where are you talking about that? 4 in my district alone. we need to treat our veterans

with the respect that they deserve by making sure that we pass that full budget, bring a clear cd and lift up the american people and treat them with respect. don't pick one or the other. let's vote down this fig leaf of shame that the republican party is presenting here today in this resolution. . [applause] >> the gentleman from texas is recognized print >> promised time do we have remaining on each side? the gentleman and from georgia has 1.5 minutes. >> i will reserve at this time. >> i am delighted to yield to the democratic leader, a strong advocate for veterans, a strong ,dvocate for this government the leader, ms. nancy pelosi from california. >> the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker and i

thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank him for his great service to our country, for his leadership on behalf of our veterans. they are precious to us. they make us the home of the brave and the land of the free. we could not be who we are as a nation without the service and sacrifice of our veterans and of their families. mr. ranking member, i thank you for your participation in our meetings that we have on a regular basis with the veteran service organizations where so many of them come and give us their priorities as to how we can help them. veteranst was the budget or forward funding -- a receipts of concurrent -- so many issues we talk about and now of course the backlog and the rest. in those meetings, almost every time we meet, at the beginning or the end, we always practically in a careful way --

way - ayerful on the battlefield we leave no soldier behind. homey and when they come we leave no veteran behind. the gentleman has said that we have one purpose here today and that is to unite and support our veterans. do we support our veterans when we leave their families behind? our veterans go to battle -- are willing to go to battle to fight for our country, for our values, for our families, for their well-being, for our freedom. -- those people are not just veterans. they are fathers, mothers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, they are members of families.

they want the best for their children and their grandchildren. it may surprise you, sadly, some of them receive food stamps. some of them receive meals on wheels. , again, want a better future for our country. we are not uniting to support our veterans when we do what we are doing here today. supportld want us to what they were fighting to defend, the ability ever country to be great and that greatness springs from the health and well-being of the american people in addition to our military might. that's how we would define our strength and i think from listening to them, they would, too. interest to help people identified with their families -- four of my brothers were in the army and my uncle died at the battle of the bulge and that has always been part of the great pride of our family.

that world war ii that my father's brother was killed in -- the world war ii memorial means a lot to all of us even if we did not know anyone, even if we did not have someone in the family. it's really important to us. we have to think of the ramifications of their actions when we shut down government. we are notay, oh, respecting our veterans because they cannot to the world war ii memorial. that's what cutting down government is. it is shutting down much of what they fought for, shutting down the tributes that we pay to them. let's not leave our veterans behind by leaving their children, their grandchildren, their families, what they need. this bill is billions of dollars less than what over 420 members of this house passed in june.

we are all there for our veterans. there is no question about that. -- nobody questions the commitment we all have, the gratitude that we have, the appreciation we have, the pedestal that we have our veterans held. we leave them behind when we leave behind all that they fought for. we leave them behind when we put a bill on the floor that is billions of dollars less than we all came together to support just a few months ago. don't exploit them. use them. we owe them too much. on the battlefield, we leave no soldier behind. when they come home, we leave no veteran behind and all that they know and love tummy tuck. with that, i yield the balance of my time. [applause] the gentleman from georgia

is recognized for 30 seconds. >> i thank you very much. live in the greatest country on the face of the earth. that arefreedoms enjoyed no place else like america but freedom is not free. enjoy weres that we bought with a price and that was the rise of the men and women who sacrificed and i am very, ericsad and tonight that collingswood use and hide behind -- that our colleagues would not behind a cr that does fund the discretionary budget budget, butandatory this cr will not. i urge the defeat of it and let's not allow them to

sacrifice our veterans. [applause] >> the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> it's my privilege to yield our remaining minute to the gentle man from arkansas. he is a distinguished army ranger. country that forgets its veterans can long endure and that's why america has always celebrated and cherish our veterans service. george washington in his first day as president demanded -- >> the house is not in order. gentleman is correct. the house should be in order. the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized for d. >> george washington asked that we honor our veterans and abraham lincoln presided over our bloodiest war and dedicated two of his most beautiful speeches, the gettysburg dress

and his second inaugural in part or in full to honoring our veterans. the something that has long united arab parties on both sides of the aisle. -- united our parties on both sides of the aisle. that's why today we should continue our commitment. we should ensure that the veterans who have been calling your offices do not have to face the kind of uncertainty and confusion that they do now because they are not sure about what the veterans affairs department can do for them. we have our differences about obamacare, about funding levels and many other matters but let us, for our veterans, come together as abraham lincoln said -- and appealed to the better angels of our nature, uphold our veterans and support and honor their service, thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013]

live coverage on c-span is at 10:00 eastern. in a few moments, a look at today's headlines plus your calls and tweets live on "washington journal." the house of representatives is back in session at 10:00 eastern for general speeches with legislative is at noon. today's agenda will include the spending bills for veterans, national parks, and the district of columbia that were defeated yesterday. majority toa 2/3 pass and today's role will will require only a simple majority. in about 45 minutes, we will discuss the effect the federal government shutdown is having on the economy. we will be joined by two members of the house financial services committee.

our spotlight on magazine series will focus on the shutdown with zoe carpenter. host: good morning, everyone on this on over second, 2013. governmentday of the shutdown. house republicans proposed opening up the draw agencies he smeal but the democrats and republicans -- democrats rejected the idea. breaking this morning, due to the shutdown, president obama has clan -- canceled a planned visit to malaysia next week. we're getting your