Kendrick Meek: “They have the desire and the will to be coached by this administration…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2006

They have the desire and the will to be coached by this administration into a fiscal nightmare, and that is what has happened, and that is what is happening throughout. Mr. Ryan, would you please get that chart, because I think it is time for us to really get into the nitty-gritty, because folks do not understand, Mr. Speaker, they just think, Mr. Delahunt, that the 30- Somethings, we just kind of get together over a hot dog and a Diet Coke and say, Well, what are we going to say today? What are we going to share with Members today? But, guess what, Mr. Speaker? We have third-party validators, and we have the facts here and we want to share that at this time.

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