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Peter Roskam: “I know that I and my colleagues that join me here on the floor, Mr. Speaker, are people that came here as problem…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2007
I know that I and my colleagues that join me here on the floor, Mr. Speaker, are people that came here as problem solvers. We didn't come here to fight partisan fights. We didn't come here to have sharp elbows. We didn't come here to call people names. But we came here to try to get something done. We represent districts that are really commonsense districts, that have a high expectation of this process. I know that all of us who are on the floor today, we don't celebrate in the very low view that the American public has of the Congress under this current leadership. We don't celebrate in that at all. In fact, we mourn that in many ways, because there has been a real lack of leadership and a lack of an opportunity.
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing the role of Congress and the need for effective leadership.

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