ms. brown: i think i have said everything that i needed to say. ms. hanabusa: we thank you. ms. brown: i do want to say one thing jokingly. i went home last weekend and i was looking for some snake oil since they said cruz had given the house republicans snake oil. i couldn't find any snake oil, but i did find some holy oil, and i asked my pastors to pray for us because we need all the prayer we can get. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. ms. hanabusa: thank you to the gentlelady from florida. now i'd like to yield to the gentleman from california, mr. honda. mr. honda: thank you very much. i want to thank the gentlelady from hawaii. found many she's members here, and i have to say that this is a wonderful candid interchange. one that needs to be heard, witnessed, participated with because the way the rules of the house are set up, there's very little exchange between the different parties here on the floor. the rules are very ridged and this allows -- disallows debate and interchange of ideas and discussion. a discussion that's very, very needed in this country bec

ms. hanabusa: i thank my good friend, the gentlelady from florida, ms. frankel. as she always has this capacity of bringing things down to the basics, i'm -- i would hate to admit that we would be less poppler than the ebowli virus. knowing -- e. boli virus. knowing the gentlelady from florida, i'm sure she has good things to say. mr. speaker, my special order time is running down, and i would just like to say, after listening to all of the people who have spoken, the gentleman from texas, the gentleman from california, the two gentlewomen from florida and the gentlewoman from oregon and the gentlewoman from illinois and all of their stories that they have shared and the concerns of their constituents, you have got to start to ask the , and what does the republican majority, mr. speaker, intend to gain, gain from this shutdown? let's also look at this -- how r. res. 368, that we passed on october 1 -- h.res. 368, that we passed on october 1, that says the amendment of clause 4 of rule 22 that says any motion pursuant to clause 4 of rule 22 relating to the house j

ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, day eight of the shutdown of the federal government. what do we know, mr. speaker? we know, one, you and your majority wanted the shut down so you win. you have no plan to end this shut down, that's obvious. and it's no longer about obamacare. but what we don't know is, who do you want to punish? it must only be the people of this great nation. you pass bills for show only. you know that the senate and the president will not cherry pick among the departments. yet you continue to pass these bills. yet you won't let the house vote on a clean c.r. to open government. . mr. speaker, you tell us when you've made the people of this country suffer enough. you tell us when you're satisfied with the level of anxiety and pain that you have caused. at that time, maybe you'll let us vote the clean c.r. and let the people see where we all stand. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. members will remember to address their comments to the chair. the speak

ms. hanabusa: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. congress sa: today as -- today as congress focuses on the shutdown, we look at our 12th year in afghanistan. ms. gabbard: the harsh reality and hell that is war seem a distant memory for most. meanwhile, we have over 54,000 troops serving in afghanistan today. through all of our -- to all of our troops, thank you for your service and the sacrifices you and your families have endured. 2,143 u.s. service members have been killed in afghanistan to date. leaving behind families who will never again feel their warm embrace. let us honor those who have served and continue to put their lives on the line and do our best to bring them home. let us remember their great sacrifice and setaside the pettiness in our own lives that divides us and let us remember their great service and ask ourselves constantly how best can i be of service? thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose

ms. hanabusa: mr. speaker, day 16 of the shutdown. one day to the debt limit deadline. the question is, are we close to resolution? we have to stay the course. we have on october 5 by unanimous vote of 407-0 in this house passed retroactive pay for all federal workers. on october 8, by unanimous vote of 220-0 in this house, passed pay for these essential workers. the federal workers will be paid. so the people cannot be forced to suffer anymore. that's just common sense. and mr. speaker, we must keep our course on the resolution and the default. 14,678 e, 1,64 -- seniors rely on medicare in my district, what would happen to them if a default would occur? we must stay our course, mr. speaker. we must have a resolution. we must vote for the people of this great nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one inute. ms. velazquez: children across

ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. as a member of the house sustainable energy and environment coalition, i rise today to recognize the one-year anniversary of superstorm sandy and remember those who tragically lost their lives, as well as those continuing to rebuild from that destruction. in the years since superstorm sandy ravaged the east coast, communities across the nation have suffered through new extreme droughts, storms, wildfires, and flooding. my home state of hawaii is incredibly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. as you can imagine a sea level rise is a real threat and concern for us. earlier this year honolulu joined more than 70 other u.s. communities asking for the president to cut greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change and increasing hawaii's risk of extreme weather events and sea level rise. when i was in the hawaii legislature, i'm proud to say we passed a bill, and we were one of the first states to address the greenhouse gas emissions. as we reflect on this somber anniver

ms. hanabusa: mr. speaker, you win. you shut down the federal government. but now what? do you know why you did it? you started with defunding obamacare, then it went to delaying funding for a year and the conscience clause added in, then you went to repealing the medical device tax, then it went to delaying the individual mandate for a year, and making sure government does not contribute to our staff's medical insurance. by the way you did that twice. now there is no mention of obamacare, and it's cherry picking what part of government will open. i ask you again, why did you do this? i am confused, mr. speaker, but what about the people whose lives you have been playing with? you can't tell them why you're doing this. end this brinksmanship and show leadership. allow the house to vote on the clean c.r. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman seek unanimous c