{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221151145/http://harper.house.gov/enewsletters/non-functioning-government-bad-business", "Non-Functioning Government is Bad for Business", "2013-10-18", "2013", "2013-10", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Gregg Harper", "H001045", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Hello--\nOn Wednesday, the House and Senate voted on a bill to end the government shutdown and preserve the full faith and credit of the United States of America. I supported that effort.\nOur country could not afford to default on our obligations. The business and financial services communities agreed, and they supported passage of the bill. I\u2019m including a letter of support from 251 pro-business organizations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Farm Bureau, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Federation of Independent Business.\nWe have much work left to do, and I remain committed to reducing spending and the debt. My vote on Wednesday was part of an effort to keep the government running and our obligations met while we continue that work.\n\tGod Bless,    \n\tGregg Harper  \n\tMember of Congress\nOctober 17, 2013\nThe Honorable Gregg Harper  \n\tU.S. House of Representatives  \n\tWashington, DC\u00a0 20515\n\tDear Congressman Harper:\n\tThe undersigned 251 organizations thank the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate for passing a Continuing Resolution to resume normal funding of the federal government into the next fiscal year and for raising the federal debt limit to avoid default and preserve the full faith and credit standing of the United States government.\n\tFor well-known reasons the Congress was unable to use this opportunity to address related pressing issues.\u00a0 Among these most especially is the need to restrain federal spending, both discretionary spending and mandatory spending, thereby reducing federal budget deficits and containing the growth of federal debt in the near-term and for the long haul.\n\tEntitlement spending remains the main driver of current and future deficits and high debt levels and must be addressed. \u00a0Today we spend $1.6 trillion on just three of the nation\u2019s entitlement programs \u2013 Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. \u00a0In 10 years, the total price for these programs will soar to $3 trillion.\u00a0 As our earlier communications affirmed: Congress cannot continue \u201ckicking the can down the road.\u201d\n\tFortunately, while passing the Continuing Resolution the Senate requested a conference with the House on the budget resolution, and the House has already responded positively with the appointment of conferees. \u00a0Such a conference, representing a welcome return to the regular order budget process, offers an opportunity to resolve funding for the balance of fiscal year 2014, amend the sequester as appropriate, address the debt limit on a more long-term basis, and pursue substantive entitlement reforms to continue the process of restoring fiscal discipline. \u00a0We urge the conferees and the Congress to take this opportunity for corrective action to address the unaffordable path of entitlement spending, to stabilize federal finances and to undertake fundamental tax reform to strengthen the American economy.\n\tAgain, we thank you for your vote and encourage you to keep moving forward most immediately through the work of the budget conference.\u00a0 \u00a0In this we are encouraged in that the conference co-chairs, Paul Ryan (R-WI) of the House Budget Committee and Patty Murray (D-WA) of the Senate Budget Committee, are committed to fiscal discipline and a successful, bipartisan budget conference.\n\tSincerely,\n\tAeronautical Repair Station Association  \n\tAgricultural Retailers Association  \n\tAir Conditioning Contractors of America  \n\tAir-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute  \n\tAirlines for America  \n\tAirports Council International - North America  \n\tAmerican Apparel & Footwear Association  \n\tAmerican Beverage Association  \n\tAmerican Coatings Association  \n\tAmerican Concrete Pressure Pipe Association  \n\tAmerican Council of Engineering Companies  \n\tAmerican Farm Bureau Federation  \n\tAmerican Forest & Paper Association  \n\tAmerican Gas Association  \n\tAmerican Hotel & Lodging Association  \n\tAmerican Insurance Association  \n\tAmerican International Automobile Dealers Association  \n\tAmerican Iron and Steel Institute  \n\tAmerican Land Title Association  \n\tAmerican Rental Association  \n\tAmerican Road & Transportation Builders Association  \n\tAmerican Supply Association  \n\tAmerican Trucking Associations  \n\tAMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology  \n\tArizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry  \n\tArizona Small Business Association  \n\tArkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas  \n\tArlington Chamber of Commerce \u2013 TX  \n\tAssociated Equipment Distributors  \n\tAssociated General Contractors of America  \n\tAssociated Oregon Industries  \n\tAssociation Forum of Chicagoland \u2013 IL  \n\tAssociation of Equipment Manufacturers  \n\tAssociation of Home Appliance Manufacturers  \n\tAssociation of Washington Business  \n\tAurora Regional Chamber of Commerce \u2013 IL  \n\tAustin Area Chamber of Commerce \u2013 TX  \n\tAustin Chamber of Commerce \u2013 TX  \n\tAutomotive Aftermarket Industry Association  \n\tBaltimore Washington Corridor Chamber \u2013 MD  \n\tBarrow County Chamber of Commerce \u2013 GA  \n\tBatavia Chamber of Commerce \u2013 IL  \n\tBismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce \u2013 ND  \n\tBrainerd Lakes Chamber \u2013 MN  \n\tBuckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce \u2013 AZ  \n\tBuffalo Niagara Partnership \u2013 NY  \n\tBuilding Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International  \n\tBusiness Council of Alabama  \n\tBusiness Roundtable  \n\tCabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce \u2013 NC  \n\tCalifornia Chamber of Commerce  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