Tim Walz: “Well, no, absolutely. But I think it goes back to this about the open, honest discussion. This Nation I think…”

“Well, no, absolutely. But I think it goes back to this about the open, honest discussion. This Nation I think overwhelmingly, and we know that in each of our districts, whether it's California, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, no matter where we're at, we hear this, Madam Speaker. I would like to just for a minute before I send this back over to my good friend from California, I think it's important to understand that all of us received a letter today, an impassioned letter, one that I feel very strongly illustrates where we're at. And this came from our colleagues over in the other Chamber, over in the Senate. It came from Senator Baucus, the Democrat from Montana. It came from Senator Grassley, your Senator from Iowa. It came from Senator Rockefeller in West Virginia, and it came from Senator Hatch out in Utah. And what they told us was this. They sent us this letter dated today as we get ready to cast this vote. ``Dear Colleague: ``As you prepare to cast your vote tomorrow on the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, those of us who took lead roles in writing the bill in the Senate would like to provide you with detailed information about the legislation. The material below responds directly to the great amount of misinformation that has been spread about this bill. We hope that you will take time to review these facts before you vote.…”