mr. swalwell: mr. speaker, before i begin, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of this special order. the federal government shutdown and its impact on our department of energy national laboratories. i also know that science committee ranking member johnson intends to include remarks in the congressional record and i want to thank her for her support of national laboratory employees. the speaker pro tempore: without bjection, so ordered. mr. swalwell: mr. speaker, i came to congress knowing that in the policies i help and work to enact and the legislative agenda i would work on that i could either help people or hurt people. and the decision for me was quite easy, mr. speaker. i came to congress to help people. i came to congress to think big. i was very excited when i was told prior to being sworn in that i was going to be serving on the science committee. i was even more thrilled when i l

mr. swalwell: mr. speaker, i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until >> the numbers to call are on your screen. we've also check tweets and there is good news on the 11th day of the government shut down about the reopening of some national parks. here is a report from itv news. deal struck a reopening grand canyon, mount rushmore, and statue of liberty despite ongoing government shut down. $651,000 to have the grand canyon national park opened for tours on for a week starting saturday. grand canyon -- jeep tours at the grand canyon. here is a story from the associated press. governor andrew cuomo says the state will pay to fund national park service personnel to reopen a popular visitors destination. there is the statue in nearby ellis island. it was shut down because of the partial government shutdown. we go to jerry in alexandria, kentucky. that evening. cal

mr. swalwell. mr. swalwell: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the federal government has been shut down for 15 days. for 15 days the president and senate democrats have made very few attempts to work with the house to reopen the government's doors. washington democrats have not been willing to meaningfully negotiate with house republicans who voted four times to avoid the fiscal crisis. time is ticking. the people of south carolina's second congressional district are hurting due to washington democrats' inability to engage i

mr. swalwell, for five minutes. mr. swalwell: mr. speaker, i came to congress to help people not to hurt people. and this shutdown is hurting innocent americans. this past sunday i flew back home because congress was not in session, we were not voting on sunday, so i took a flight home to california to meet with my constituents in my congressional district. i held a town hall. i held it at dublin city hall. dublin city hall is where i served as a city councilmember. it is also home to many federal employers, and in my congressional district we have 4,000 federal employees, plus a number of government contractors who work at lawrence, livermore and sandia national laboratory. i also held it at dublin city hall because for two years as a city councilmember i worked in that chamber day in and day out to make sure that we provide add balanced budget. we provide add two-year budget. -- provided a two-year budget. it's so frustrating we provide budgets that are only 45 or 60 days at a time, and across america our city councils are thinking

mr. swalwell: those in favor say aye job is to uphold the nuclear safety of the united states and proswide energy security. i flew home yesterday to hold a town hall meeting for sandia and livermore employees and the room was filled with fear and anxiety about how they'd meet their bills and obligations. enough is enough. it's time to end the shutdown and put back to work our federal work forest and government contractors. i have sent a letter to the secretary of the department of energy asking to guarantee back pay for the furloughed workers at livermore and sandia. this ripple will continue as the shutdown goes on. the responsible thing to do is end this shutdown and put back to work these hardworking individuals who are serving the national mission. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, i received the following

mr. swalwell: for example, ruby's place is a shelter. i visited there in april and showed the care and compassion the workers there provide to women. shelters like ruby's place provide a lifeline to women across the country and those shelters count on the federal government to help them. hopefully recognizing october as domestic violence awareness month will help. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> today the secretary of health and human services said to americans that we deserve better than what we have gotten with obamacare. america's -- america sure does deserve better. this is the first time in the history of our country that american citizens have been forced to purchase a product that they do not want and which they cannot afford on a website that does not work. but let me say, it's not just obamacare. mr. smith: not just the obamacare website that's broken. president obama repeatedly told families that if you like your health insurance you can keep your coverage.