Kendrick Meek

We have the Republican Congress, the Republican majority. We have the rubber stamp Republican Congress. The staff is trying to find some red ink for me. They brought some black ink, but I need some red ink. We need to stamp this bigger. So…

Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ryan and I had to run down to an Armed Services Committee meeting. We had a roll call vote. And of course we want to be there for every vote. That is the reason why the people sent us to Washington. I think, Mr…

They have the desire and the will to be coached by this administration into a fiscal nightmare, and that is what has happened, and that is what is happening throughout. Mr. Ryan, would you please get that chart, because I think it is time…

Well, let me just say this, because I do not want you to get too far off on that. I want to thank the board members of the foundation for seeing fit to allow me to do it. And we are going to continue to do the good things we have been…

Mr. Delahunt, let me just real quickly, because our hour is coming to an end. We, the Democrats, Mr. Spratt who is our Democratic leader on the Budget Committee, 2006 budget resolution failed 165-264. Republicans 0-28. The bottom line, no…

Mr. Ryan, as we come in for a close there is so much information to share there is just not enough time to do it, but it is important that we go through that to make sure that not only Members on the majority side know, the American people…

No, they are saying that they are going to cut taxes. Only we have balanced the budget, the Democratic Congress.

Not this borrow money from foreign countries stuff. Again, in Spratt substitute amendment to Resolution 393, 2005 budget, again, voted down 224, not one Republican voted to pay as we go, Mr. Speaker. Now what I am going to do, Mr. Ryan…

You know, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, I think it is important for us to continue to say it and say it again, that this Congress, the majority side has the President's back. It has the President's back. I think it is important, Ms…

This was actually the 29th. Mr. Speaker, on the 29th of December, I was back in Miami with my family. We were finished polishing off what was left over from Christmas dinner, what have you, looking forward to New Year's. You all were doing…

What this is saying is basically that we want to balance the budget, we want to pay as we go, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Delahunt, if I may reclaim my time, I am going to tell you right now, you are talking about giving the country away. We are at the point where half of our debt is going to be owned by foreign nations. {time} 1800 If I may, I just want…

Mr. Delahunt, you know what OPEC means and what they owe? I just want to make sure, Mr. Speaker, in case someone may say, well, they pointed out the obvious. Some may say the negative, if you ask the Republican majority. Oh, they are so…

here is the bottom line: history does not speak straight talk to the American people about what is happening here under the Capitol dome. But I feel obligated to report it. I think it is important that in the last budget reconciliation…

Mr. Ryan, there were hundreds of hearings for far less under the Clinton administration. Hundreds.

No. Mr. Ryan, I just want to make sure that the Members know that they can get all the charts and information that we shared today off of that Web site starting tomorrow, sir. Thank you.

Mr. Ryan, we have to disabuse ourselves of that kind of attitude here in Washington D.C. Let me tell you something. My constituents who can either be Republican, Democratic, Independent, or Green Party, would be highly disappointed, highly…

Mr. Ryan, you showed this chart a little earlier, but you cannot show it enough.

I just want to make sure, Mr. Ryan, that the American people understand what is happening in the present. We do not even have to go as far back as what happened 4 or 5 years ago or what happened 2 years ago. We just have to talk about what…

Mr. Ryan, anytime we get the opportunity to share with the Members of this House and the American people what the truth is all about, and sometimes the truth hurts, as we share with America and also the majority our positive message for…

I will tell you the reason why I was a little delayed here, Mr. Ryan, is we had two individuals, one from General Services and another from the Department of Homeland Security. We are about to move into what we call this American Shield…

As you know, I am the ranking member on the Management, Integration and Oversight Subcommittee in Homeland Security.

But I want to make sure we understand that he has a responsibility to make sure that this government doesn't run out of money. He is paying attention to what is going on, Mr. Speaker. By him paying attention, all he can do is react to the…

There is no icing on the cake when it comes down to a family that is trying to figure out how they are going to pay a copayment or they need to keep running down to the drugstore to get children's Motrin or Tylenol. There is no icing on…

Mr. Ryan, it is okay. I am talking about, Mr. Ryan, for the majority. It is okay. No, it is fine.