Deborah Koff Ross: “I thank Mr. Costa for joining us this evening to discuss these issues that are so important to not only today's…”

“I thank Mr. Costa for joining us this evening to discuss these issues that are so important to not only today's generation but to our children and grandchildren. This week on the floor of the House there is going to be a very close vote. Most votes on the House floor last somewhere between 5 and 15 minutes. Every once in a while we have a vote that goes for an hour or 2 hours, sometimes even 3 hours, while enough arms are twisted to be able to get enough votes for a vote to pass. I have always said the Prescott Curly Wolves, they have some pretty good years in football. And when there is no time left on the clock, if we are not ahead, if we could just not sound the buzzer until we are ahead, we would be the State champions every year. That is, unfortunately, how many votes run on this House floor. When they are close votes, votes are no longer 5 or 15 minutes; they last until the Republican leadership prevails; and then the horn, the bell, the gavel is sounded. That will likely happen late Thursday night or early Friday morning during the vote on this budget because this budget does not reflect America's priorities, and they are going to have a very difficult time passing it. In fact, I predict it will be on a strict party-line vote, and they will lose some votes.…”