On the recordOctober 4, 2013
I thank you very much. You've really spoken to the heart of this whole issue. We want fair treatment for all. The President has given over 2,000 waivers from this law to special interests and to certain groups, given special treatment to Members of Congress and their staff and has said that businesses and large corporations don't have to comply for a year. But yet he has been unwilling to give a 1-year extension to the hardworking families in my district and your district and individuals who work so hard and the ones that we're hearing about, so that's not fair. So we hope--I hope--that the President and the Senate will listen to your words tonight and be willing to come forward and to sit down with us and find that common ground, and where we can delay this for a year and move forward as a country. Thank you for bringing up those great points. I am very happy tonight to yield to a friend of mine from Missouri, Representative Jason Smith. He is here and he's doing a fantastic job, and I'm very honored to serve with you. The people of the Eighth District of Missouri know that you're doing a fantastic job on their behalf. I would love to hear your thoughts at this historic time about the matters before us. {time} 1900
