Jim Costa: “I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois, my classmate, for his good words. Clearly, I think he speaks on behalf of…”

“I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois, my classmate, for his good words. Clearly, I think he speaks on behalf of not only the Blue Dogs, but the majority of Americans who believe that we need to be working together to solve problems, whether it is our budget, our fiscal deficit, or whether it is our transportation system, as the gentleman from Illinois so succinctly pointed out. It can never be ``my way or the highway,'' because if that is the case, we will never get anything done, as has been witnessed here for the last couple of months. But when we do work together, as the compromised bipartisan vote that we saw this afternoon on Homeland Security, we can get something done. My next friend and colleague is the gentleman from Georgia, Congressman Sanford Bishop, from the Second District. He has distinguished himself over the years and has been a member of not only the Blue Dog caucus, but he represents some of the best parts of Georgia--Fort Benning and agriculture, like I represent. Sanford, we are glad to have you here this afternoon to tell us the thoughts of the people of Georgia's Second District on the terrific job you do on their behalf.”