That is a good idea. The reason I have done it this way is because I am trying to say that we in the Senate and in the House have an obligation to keep the government running, and we should be treated just like other Federal employees. That is the simplicity of this legislation. We cannot force a Member to give money to charity.
The speaker discusses the obligation of Congress to keep the government running and the treatment of its members.
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The way the Senate works, as you know, it`s a supermajority to get anything done. It has nothing to do with age.
Frankly, anyone who runs on that as an issue should be defeated, overwhelmingly by everybody.
The point -- but I do think there`s an important point to this poll. And that is, we Democrats, we do have a very good and diverse coalition. It truly is diverse, everywhere you look at it. But in terms of leadership in Congress, it is…
It's up to his colleagues to determine if they want such a coward, such a liar, to be their leader, and or maybe even speaker.
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