“I am concerned that that is not where we are heading here in the 11th hour of this crisis as we approach the precipice of the debt ceiling and the prospect of default”, said Rep. Huffman.
On October 15, 2013 Rep. Jared Huffman from California asked for permission to address the United States House of Representatives for a few minutes regarding the government shutdown and debt limit default.
What he said was absolutely shocking when you consider all that is at stake in not raising the debt limit!
“Mr. Speaker, this is a critical moment for the 113th Congress of the United States. We have an opportunity to let this House work its will, to end the government shutdown, to protect the fullfaith and credit of our country, to show the whole world that after a 3-week bout with insanity, the duly elected Representatives of the people in this Congress finally came to their senses.”
“But I am concerned that that is not where we are heading here in the 11th hour of this crisis as we approach the precipice of the debt ceiling and the prospect of default. Instead of working together to develop a budget that would work for Americans, my colleagues across the aisle in the Republican Party continues to let reckless ideologues drive their agenda and drive all of us further into a national crisis”, said Rep. Huffman (source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov).
Huffman is a member of two rather powerful Committees in Congress.
The first is the Committee on Natural Resources and the second is the House Budget Committee.
It should be noted that he hold great influence on both Committees and is generally well respected by members of both political parties in Congress…