Kendrick Meek: “When we talk about sacrifice and commitment, we have to make some tough decisions here in the Congress, and I will say…”

“When we talk about sacrifice and commitment, we have to make some tough decisions here in the Congress, and I will say that we dodge making those tough decisions constantly when it comes down to doing the things that we should be doing. And the good thing about our democracy is that we can tolerate one another's opinion, and being able to share the truth with the American people is important too. And in this House we have a Democrat and Republican side, with the one independent, and I think it is important that we have the diversity of arguments but at the same time speak to all American people about the issues that are facing us. We were talking about veterans, talked about the deficit, because it all intertwines with one another. In the past we have talked about 43 million Americans without health insurance that are working, I must add. We have talked about student fees being at the highest rate that they have been in the past history. We have talked about how the banking industry is trying to get students out of having the option to be able to lock in a low interest rate versus sending them back to a veritable interest rate where they will end up paying more in the long run. But I think it is important for us, and I think this work towards force protection in Iraq, that we talk a little bit about the management from the Pentagon of this effort in Iraq.”