On the recordApril 18, 2012
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute at this time. I know there's a lot of disappointment on the other side of the aisle because this extension and this ability to get the bill done contains no earmarks, no tax increases, and no programs of bigger government, so I know they're disappointed in that regard. The other thing, too, that folks should remember is we've done everything we can in a bipartisan way to move this process forward. I remember working with Mr. Oberstar, the former chairman, when the current Secretary and the President came in and said they weren't going to do a 6-year bill when they had all the votes, huge majorities, and they could have put people to work and gotten this done. Instead, they gave us six extensions. So here we are trying to get the job done. As the Cable Guy says, and my son reminds me, Dad, we're gonna git-r- done. And we're going to get her done one way or the other. I reserve the balance of my time.
