John Ensign: “Yes, but it operated the same way as cash being in there, didn't it?”

The House bill needs to be the floor for what we accomplish out of this process. The House bill isn't nearly enough, and we cannot allow this process to capture a modest improvement in the name of compromise by watering it down to a…

It is much easier to get re-elected when you are giving money away, basically.

We have to understand that small businesses do create jobs, and we are going to hurt job creation.

You need to get out there in the real world and talk to folks.