On the recordJanuary 18, 2012
I yield myself such time as I shall consume. It will take me just I think 30 seconds, maybe a minute. You know, in a few words what the Republicans in the House are doing, they're playing with fire. And that's reckless. They know that others will put out the fire. And we'll vote, many of us, to do that today. And if we don't succeed, the Senate will do so. This, I think, is worse than a charade because it really assumes that the agenda of this Congress should essentially be a kind of a plaything. A number of the people who came to speak for this resolution voted in August for the resolution that brings us here today, including, I think, Mr. Reed. So I think what's changed is not our responsibility, but the ability of some to kind of have it both ways, to vote ``yes'' on the resolution knowing that as it goes to the Senate, this potential damage to the economy will be saved. I yield back the balance of my time.
