Kendrick Meek: “I just want to say before I comment to what the gentleman from Illinois just said, I want to commend him for coming to…”

“I just want to say before I comment to what the gentleman from Illinois just said, I want to commend him for coming to the floor, not only representing his great district but representing some great Americans that are doing what they can under the circumstances. I have a similar program in my district, Good Will Industries, providing uniforms for our men and women that are in uniform, sewing together jackets. They are handicapped, some physically handicapped, mentally handicapped, many; but they are trying, and we have got to give them an opportunity to play a role in working America. Another thing I want to also point out, and I know that the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan) is here, is that the gentleman from Illinois is talking about working Americans, not folks sitting at home talking about where's my check. These are individuals that wake up every day and want to wake up every day and go and be productive. That is what this is all about. That is what our democracy is about. It was a pleasure yielding to the gentleman. He is one of the most outstanding orators that we have in the Congress.”