Kendrick Meek: “I always enjoy when the two of us, Ms. Clarke and I, are on the floor because I like that New York-Florida thing going…”

“I always enjoy when the two of us, Ms. Clarke and I, are on the floor because I like that New York-Florida thing going on, and I tell a lot of folks, Mr. Speaker, whenever I'm in New York, I will always smile at New Yorkers because I think eventually they're going to be my constituents one day in Florida. But it's always good to work with Ms. Clarke who is a public servant and who has served in the local government and where the rubber meets the road as it relates to that. Mr. Speaker, as we start to talk about the budget, I want the Members to have the information that I am providing and Ms. Clarke is providing here on the floor. And all of this information can be found on-line on www.majorityleader.gov. It is a budget clearinghouse that's there. Everything that we show here on the floor will be eligible on www.majorityleader.gov. And they will be able to pull this information down. And I think it's important to share and have transparency as we look at this budget. I think the success of the 30-Something Working Group that we have had over the years is that we've shared the good, bad, and ugly as it relates to not only budgets, but also to initiatives that we are trying to push through Congress. But like I said, just 2 weeks ago we were talking about holding the line on bipartisanship and making sure the stimulus package passed, and I'm glad we were able to do it and we can all stand under one flag.”