Kendrick Meek: “But because the American people are involved in what we are doing, because we are moving in a new direction, we are…”

“But because the American people are involved in what we are doing, because we are moving in a new direction, we are giving the American people what they asked for. That is what is supposed to happen. You run for office and say what you stand for. The people send you to Washington. Some races are closer than others. Or you are reelected to Congress and you come here to represent the people. I see a pattern. You showed a picture of some of our friends on the other side of the aisle running down to the White House saying we are going to stand with you, Mr. President, not to allow the Congress to override, article I, section 1, of the U.S. Constitution. I want you to talk about that a little later. There's something blowing through the air conditioning ducts, I guess, here in Congress and in the White House. One would be in disbelief of the fact that we actually have a say in what happens in this government because we appropriate the necessary dollars. We put forth the policy to be able to get the revenue to run the country. I just want to say that some things that we have done here we can claim victory on, and I think we need to talk about a few of those things.”