we have externship that is manufactured here in the capital and have done the system. the debt limit debate to the $24 billion loss during the government shutdown, missed opportunities to address our real challenge is in washington's dysfunction has detracted from the areas that matter most to families across this country and the economy and jobs. the families live in my neighborhood are worried about holding onto a job if they are so fortunate as to have one and they are worried about how to afford this and whether kids will have a big debt and no job when they graduate. they are worried about retirement. the families live in my neighborhood like working families across this nation are disturbed and angry to see our government lurching from crisis to crisis in these crises must end. but avoiding the shutdown is not enough. it is something that makes our economy kick and a good job and infrastructure with affordable high-quality education and middle-class working americans. and let's examine our priorities as folks on both side of the aisle have suggested. especially w