David D. Phelps: “I know that we have been here week after week, night after night as a group to try to drive a message home, one that…”

“I know that we have been here week after week, night after night as a group to try to drive a message home, one that many times is not all that popular and not easy to accept. But when we took our oath of office I, for one, took it very seriously to make sure that the citizens in my district, in my State, and in this Nation absolutely understand the truth and the numbers that we are dealing with and that the decisions we make each day reflect what accuracy is all about, and that we project that on to the taxpayers, to the voters, to the general public. The Blue Dogs have consistently focused on fiscal discipline, having always advocated honesty and responsibility in the budgeting process.”