Whatever we do, before putting in billions of dollars, let's make sure lives are not put in jeopardy, |
When it comes to a question of the safety of our troops, I don't think we should have any question at all. For our members to move a piece of legislation, they have to have confidence that we do no harm, that we actually make sure that our troops are safe. |
When the electricity goes out and everything else goes out -- you don't have the pumps to pump it out either. Because it doesn't work either. |
When you really look in depth, the reason we're losing people offshore is the inequity of our tax code as compared to our competitors overseas, |
who use real-time intelligence. |
Working people are bearing the brunt of the EPA's inaction, |
You can see there's still a lot of decisions to be made. |
You can't jam change down the American people's throat. |
You have to remember where all this dust is coming from, ... There is a political advantage to the opposition to have this happen. |
You may disagree with some changes in this bill, just as some of our members disagree with other details, ... But all Americans will see this bill as a victory for common sense, and I urge you to support it. |
You start out with pick a few good simple things to get done, build trust, build that bipartisan feeling if you can, |
Your heart goes out to the people, |