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Kendrick Meek: When she speaks because I think it is important for people to understand that this thing is bigger than the two of us…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2006
When she speaks because I think it is important for people to understand that this thing is bigger than the two of us and that it is bigger than the 30-somethings. And that you are addressing not only Americans in Ohio but Americans throughout the country. $27,500 that is owed by every Americans, not just Democrats, not just Republicans, not just Independents, not just Green Party, Mr. Speaker, that is every American. So we look forward to Ms. Wasserman Schultz coming back and sharing with the American people what they need to know. Mr. Ryan, I know that we are going to come in for a landing here in about 3 to 4 minutes, and you know that we have a meeting to talk about some of the information that we just received today that is going on in this House of Representatives, Mr. Speaker. There are not enough hours in the day. {time} 2315 Literally, there are not enough hours in the day; and, thanks to the majority, we are having to spend these hours in a late night, Mr. Speaker, trying to turn the ship and save this country on a fiscal standpoint. Do not get me wrong. We are not talking about individual decisions. We know that people make bad decisions. Individuals make bad decisions, and we can survive an individual bad decision. But when we have an entire culture of corruption and the corruption tax that is going on here in the United States as I speak now, Mr. Speaker, we have got to burn the midnight oil. We have got to drink an extra cup of coffee in the morning.…
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