Kendrick Meek: “But still, if we were in control of this House, if the American people said they were going to allow Democrats to be the…”

“But still, if we were in control of this House, if the American people said they were going to allow Democrats to be the majority in this House, we would have the following: We would have a Social Security debate about strengthening Social Security, not privatizing it. We will have not only a debate but we will have a bipartisan bill to make sure we can combine buying power to take prescription drug costs down for everyday Americans. We would not only have legislation that will be true environmental legislation, but it would be bipartisan legislation because we believe in working together with, at that time if we have a perfect situation where we are in a majority, working with the minority party in doing that. We would also have a health care plan, a health care plan that is a 6-point plan that would bring about health insurance for everyday working Americans, and also allow those Americans between the ages of 55 and 65 to be able to buy into Medicare early so they would have an opportunity to take advantage of good health care at a low cost as they reach their years of the 60s and 70s. So that is so very important. I am not laying ``what if,'' but I am saying what could be. And so I am saying this more of a challenge to the Members on the majority side because they do have the power. They have the power to be able to set the agenda and say what will be able to come to the floor.…”