WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Conference Vice Chair Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) joined the House leadership team to discuss how the House will continue to lead the fight to keep the government open, control spending, and protect Americans from the harmful impact of the President’s health care law. 

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Vice Chair Lynn Jenkins:

“I’m a mom. And moms have to be really good at multi-tasking, and making sure everyone is happy, everyone is heard and gets along, and to solve life’s problems. That’s the only way you can do it to avoid mass chaos in a home.  And it’s not easy, and this job that I’m doing today isn’t easy either. 

“I didn’t come here to shut things down. I came here to get things done.

“I don’t want the President’s health care law for my family, my mom, and my kids. And neither does the majority of Americans and certainly not the majority of Kansans. And I am going continue to do everything in my power to repeal and replace the President’s health care law.

“However, I also do not want the government to shut down. There are people across the country who depend on essential government services like Social Security, Medicare, and certainly the security provided by our nation’s military both here and abroad.

“The House is committed to keeping the federal government open in order to provide these very services. The House has listened to the American people who want the delay in the President’s health care law and ensure the federal government remains open.

“We are leading the charge to rein in spending and protect hardworking Americans. It is time for the Senate to join us, to make this work.”

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