Jane Harman: “I appreciate the request, and I will consider the request, and I certainly do see progress here. I am extremely…”

“I appreciate the request, and I will consider the request, and I certainly do see progress here. I am extremely encouraged by the statements that were just made, and I would just like to commend the gentleman from Idaho since he was mentioned. He is a classmate of mine, and he and I and many others have worked on this issue for over 2 rac{1}{2} years, through two Congresses. The lockbox has wide popularity in this body and enormous popularity with the public. I think that if we can enact a real lockbox, as you have just described it, we will have done a great service for the American people. We will be well on the way to balancing the budget which we all support.”