Chris Coons: “My question for everyone--everyone--in both parties, both Chambers who goes to this important meeting at the White House…”

“My question for everyone--everyone--in both parties, both Chambers who goes to this important meeting at the White House tomorrow is, How much more time do we have to fight and not to act, to attack and not compromise, to spin rather than solve? Based on the e-mails, the calls, the contacts I have gotten from my constituents, from my neighbors, the time to step up and address this larger problem is now. The sequester, while savage, is not the underlying problem. It is our unwillingness to come together across parties and Chambers to deal with the underlying challenges of our budget. It is my hope, my prayer, that we will take this moment and act. Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor. ____________________”