Emanuel Cleaver: “yesterday, when I landed here in Washington, I received a phone call almost immediately from my brother- in-law in St.…”

“yesterday, when I landed here in Washington, I received a phone call almost immediately from my brother- in-law in St. Louis who said somewhat jokingly, ``I sure hope you will do something for America this week.'' And all I could think about was, ``I do, too.'' Because, unfortunately, we are not doing much for America. We should not leave this town this week without passing legislation to implement the 9/11 Commission's recommendations so we can make our Nation safer. Congress shouldn't leave without raising the minimum wage for 6.6 million Americans who haven't seen a raise in 9 years. We shouldn't leave without rolling back the $12 billion in tax breaks that were showered on big oil companies last year. The history books are not going to be kind to this Congress. With a 25 percent approval rating, it seems to me that one way to raise it would be to do something.”