Kendrick Meek: “But, meanwhile, say it again before we close. Just read what you read about the contracts, just in case some Member went…”

One of the things I want to bring to the attention of the Committee is that unemployment in Florida is 9.4 percent, and in other parts of the State it's even higher.

I want to deal with the arguments against doing something, versus not doing anything at all.

The bottom line is, you have your back up against the wall, you have to make a decision, you have to do it now.

When you run into these kinds of situations, and folks start saying, 'Well, I'm more loyal to my own personal principle,' meanwhile, they're not maxed out on their credit cards, they're not waiting in line for a job.