Dick Durbin: “Well, this is actually turning out to be a debate on the floor of the Senate. It is almost historic. But I would just…”

“Well, this is actually turning out to be a debate on the floor of the Senate. It is almost historic. But I would just say this. We disagree on one basic premise. I don't believe giving people $1,200 for each adult, as the President suggested, or out of our approach, if they ended up with a net gain of $2,000, that we have now turned them into lazy people who will not go back to work, and that they will just wait for the next government check. These aren't the people I know, and they aren't the people you know. By and large, these are hard-working people who, with an additional $1,000, may finally be able to buy that refrigerator, may finally be able to get that car fixed, and may finally be able to get some dental work done.”