Kendrick Meek: “it is all depending on the kind of leadership that we will have come November, and I, for one, believe that the…”

“it is all depending on the kind of leadership that we will have come November, and I, for one, believe that the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), who believes in some of the things that we are talking about here tonight, making sure that children or young people receive the opportunity that they need to be able to move in the direction, that they would like to move in to make this country strong, also making a decision like you just mentioned, what will be best for the American young person or the American family. I mentioned early in our time here tonight the crunch, the squeeze on the middle class, the gas issue, and you have the gas chart there. We talked about voter suppression, also. We did a little cutback on that, but I think it is important when we talk about the middle class squeeze that folks say, well, you know, I received a $35 check in the mail and I am so glad or $100 back in my middle class tax cut, but I will tell my colleague, this gas thing is very real. This is not the Tim Ryan report or the Kendrick Meek report. We actually do a little homework before we get to the floor. We spend the week making sure we get this information so that we are factual and we are sharing it with the American people, the good, bad and ugly, but according to the Forbes Magazine, it says the gas price increase since the beginning of this year cost Americans $35 billion.”