Kendrick Meek

What a great American. As the gentleman knows, we like to put a little humor into this.

I am a night owl so I stay up late so I see a lot of shows in syndication. It is good stuff. I like ``VH-1 Soul.''

I watch it every now and then. I am too busy reading legislation and trying to do the things that I need to do.

I like to watch the ``Home Shopping Network.'' I like watching things my kids watch. I like Sponge Bob, and I like quite a few other funny movies.

Mr. Ryan, I have another Web site real quickly, because we like to verify, verify, verify where people can go on and Members can go on. If you want to learn more about what the President's plan does to the middle class, you can go on…

We think it is funny, maybe some others may think it is funny. They say if you do not like what you are doing and you cannot talk with a little humor now and then, you will worry about things you do not need to worry about 24 hours a day…

once again, it is a pleasure to be before the House along with my colleagues of the 30-something Working Group. We would like to thank the Democratic leader for allowing us, once again, to address the Members of the House and the American…

No way we are going to hand up our constituents because someone else wants to privatize Social Security. I did not sign up for that. That is what I am hearing some of these Republicans saying. It is a very small number, hopefully a growing…

Yes, a pretty decent car. You could pay for 4 years of education at a public university. I got that from the College Board. For some of our young people, freedom in America, that buys about 2,250 CDs. I mean, we are talking to America…

And that is a perfect point, Mr. Speaker. Sometimes in our spare time, as we fly back and forth from our districts that we represent, I do a little something with that number, that $26,349.67 and counting. You could buy a new car for that…

I am sure glad the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan) shared his closing there, and also showed us his sign. This is something I picked up today: ``Stop Privatization. Americans for Social Security.'' They have a Web site, dot com. It is…

Well, Mr. Speaker, it is wonderful to be with the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ryan) and the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz) again. It is wonderful being with you all once again. We would like to thank the Democratic…

You could start a small business. You could fly from New York to Hawaii and back 12 times. The President is marching around here, and the majority side is marching around here saying we are trying to preserve Social Security for future…

We always appreciate your love and appreciation. Anytime we come before the Rules Committee, we would love to have our amendments passed in your committee. So I would just say that and then humbly walk out of the Chamber.

Of course. I was looking for my little note here, because I wanted to remind Members but also the American people. Please add to this. There is just so much, we do not know what to share. We have so many other plans as Democrats.

I see the gentleman from California (Chairman Dreier) wants us to yield for a minute here, so I yield to the chairman.

They will not even see the inside because they will take those individuals out of line. Like I said, if anyone were to show up with this, just as an American, freedom of speech, and the Supreme Court is right across the street, ``Hands off…

That is another special order, Mr. Speaker. This is democracy we are talking about. I am a member of the Committee on Armed Services. We have men and women, several thousand, that are fighting against this kind of thing. And we have to…

reclaiming my time, the real issue is that the President would like to put the perception out there of roaring crowds, saying, ``We love you. We appreciate what you are doing. Thank God you are saving Social Security by privatizing…

once again it is an honor to not only address the House, but the American people, to make sure that this government stays within the realm of the responsibility that the American people have given us to come to this U.S. House of…

Rightfully so. I am glad I am a Member of the Congress and no one can walk in here and escort me out. I mean, right now they cannot. But I am glad. I am glad that that is the case because I would be kind of concerned if I were standing…

the thing about it is that Democrats, Republicans, Independents, white, black, Asian, name it, are part of the 48 million Americans that are receiving benefits right now. And this issue is not only in districts on the Democratic side of…

So that is the reason why some of the Members even on the majority side are saying no can do: I am not going to disrupt my constituents and their way of life and add on to the party numbers of my district, because it is not right. And if…

Yes, you are right. And Congresswoman, I am going to thank you for being an active Member within the 30-something Working Group and all the input, even when we are not on the floor in the discussion that we have on this issue. Mr. Speaker…

the gentlewoman is right. We say this to make sure that the Members and also the American people understand 110 percent what we are dealing with here. We could have both been halfway home by now; but we have taken the opportunity because…