{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20131016000051/http://wolf.house.gov:80/index.cfm?sectionid=34&itemid=2316", "Wolf: Show Humility and Start Governing", "2013-10-14", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Frank Wolf", "W000672", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Contact: Jill Shatzen   (202) 225-5136  Click here to watch a video of Wolf's statement.\u00a0  WOLF: SHOW HUMILITY AND START GOVERNING    Says American People are Losing   Washington, D.C. (October 14, 2013) \u2013 In remarks delivered on the House floor today, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) today called on his colleagues and the president to follow the advice of the\u00a0 chaplain of the Senate to show humility and start governing.  \u201cThe Congress and the president have been entrusted with much, namely the responsibility to govern this country,\u201d Wolf said. \u00a0\u201cThe American people rightly\u00a0expect us, regardless of party affiliation, to come together, especially during times of crisis, and find ways to get things done. \u00a0They are understandably fed up with this current dysfunction, and I am, too.\u00a0  \u201cEach side thinks it is winning, but in reality, the country and the American people are losing,\u201d Wolf continued.\u00a0 \u201cSenate Chaplain Barry Black says there's a level of insanity involved in the current government shutdown.\u00a0 Asked what it would take to end the current impasse, the former Navy chaplain said, \u2018It's going to take humility.\u2019 Wise words.\u201d  Below is the complete text of Wolf\u2019s remarks:  In Luke 12:48 Jesus said, \u201cFrom everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.\u201d  The Congress and the president have been entrusted with much, namely the responsibility to govern this country. \u00a0The American people rightly\u00a0expect us, regardless of party affiliation, to come together, especially during times of crisis, and find ways to get things done. \u00a0They are understandably fed up with this current dysfunction, and I am, too.\u00a0  Each side thinks it is winning, but in reality, the country and the American people are losing.\u00a0 Senate Chaplain Barry Black says there's a level of insanity involved in the current government shutdown.\u00a0 Asked what it would take to end the current impasse, the former Navy chaplain said, \u201cIt's going to take humility.\u201d \u00a0Wise words.  Proverbs 16:18 says, \u201cPride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.\u201d\u00a0   There is too much pride poisoning this debate.\u00a0 The American people should be the winner, not one party or the other, not the administration or the Congress. \u00a0  Short-sighted political victories aimed at capturing the latest headline in the 24 hour news cycle will not stand the test of time, nor will they be viewed well through the lens of history, especially if on our watch the trust that must exist between elected officials and the electorate is frayed beyond repair.  For those of us who think Obamacare is a disaster \u2013 and that is a growing number of people in our country \u2013 its future will not be decided by shutting or opening of the government.\u00a0 In fact,the current failings of the system including the widespread glitches plaguing the Web site are not getting the news coverage they should because the \u201cstory\u201d has become the shutdown.\u00a0 The public debate surrounding Obamacare, which will undoubtedly be at the forefront heading into the mid-term elections, will play second fiddle until the government is once again operational.  It also bears mentioning, that while important, Obamacare must be placed in a larger context of theexploding national debt and deficit, and unsustainable spending and entitlement programs set against the backdrop of a public discourse bereft of civility.\u00a0 Only through enacting reforms based on the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles recommendations will we ever solve the drivers of our deficits.\u00a0 We have put these tough, but important, reforms off for far too long.\u00a0   To my colleagues in the Congress and to President Obama who think they are \u201cwinning\u201dat this particular moment, we would do well to remember the words of Napoleon Bonaparte in speaking of the changing nature of public opinion.\u00a0 Napoleon said:  \u201cThe crowd which follows me with adulation, would run with the same eagerness were I marching to the Guillotine.\u201d  I return again to the sentiments of Scripture:\u00a0We have been given a great trust, and it is demanded of us to come together to solve these problems.\u00a0   It is time to show some humility.\u00a0 It is time to govern.\u00a0   Let\u2019s get the government back open, ensure we don\u2019t default on our debt and then commit ourselves to curbing unsustainable entitlement spending.  -30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131016000051/http://wolf.house.gov:80/index.cfm?sectionid=34&itemid=2316"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7894059419631958, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}