Paul Coverdell: “we heard a really stern leader yesterday talking to both sides of the aisle and to America about getting the job of…”

“we heard a really stern leader yesterday talking to both sides of the aisle and to America about getting the job of America's business done. I think he made a very eloquent case in delineating the strategy on the other side of the aisle to bog the Congress down, to keep it gnarled up. At the base of it is a political strategy, and that political strategy is ignoring America's needs and interests. Just yesterday, the other side brought forth an outline of a program they call families first. But in the 104th Congress they have made American families and America last by stalling and filibustering and dragging their feet on issues that are of enormous interest to the welfare and benefit of millions of American families. I can think of none more important than health care reform. Getting that done would put American families first. And stalling it and filibustering it is putting American families last. Madam President, just to recount for a moment what the leader endeavored to move forward on behalf of America yesterday evening, he asked unanimous consent that the Senate insist on an amendment to H.R. 3103 and that the Senate agree to the request for a conference with the House and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. Well, that is a lot of process. What that means is moving forward on health care reform, something that every American family is looking to the 104th Congress to do.”