Kendrick Meek: “The President of these United States, our President, you want to talk about being a conservative, has not even vetoed…”

“The President of these United States, our President, you want to talk about being a conservative, has not even vetoed one spending bill. As a matter of fact, of the transportation bill that has more fat, pork, everything else, a couple of raccoons in there, he did not even have the nerve to stop that. We have bridges going to nowhere. Meanwhile, we have got folks around here in shelters, and we are asking no one to sacrifice. No. As a matter of fact, the majority side, the Republican side, they are asking poor people to sacrifice. They are asking people that their kids are in Iraq right now and Afghanistan to sacrifice. Meanwhile, you have billionaires saying: Do not worry, you do not have to say anything. This is what the majority is saying. You do not have to say anything, we will protect you. We will protect you, Republican majority. So I think it is important that we continue every time that we get the opportunity, need it be out in the hall, in our office talking to our constituents, or on this floor talking to our colleagues, that we know and the American people will know exactly what you are doing to them, and it will not be something where that: I do not know, I did not understand what I was doing on that vote. And, if I would have had that opportunity. Do not come creeping in here under the doorjamb writing something into the Congressional Record saying, well, I know I voted for this budget, to cut the budget of a lot of my constituents, but I really feel this way.…”