Deborah Koff Ross: “The American people on election night were telling us they want us to put an end to the partisan bickering, to clean up…”

“The American people on election night were telling us they want us to put an end to the partisan bickering, to clean up the mess in Washington, to reach across that aisle and work together, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans. And put America first again, put our families and children first again, and put the people's interests above special interests. That is why I am so proud that Speaker-elect Pelosi has announced that during the first 100 legislative hours we will see a meaningful ethics reform bill on the floor of this House. Some people, when they hear about the Blue Dog Coalition and the fact that we are a group of fiscal conservative Democrats, a lot of people all of a sudden just assume that it is a group of Southern Democrats. Not true. This is not a regional group; this is a national group and a national movement that stretches from Salt Lake City and Burbank, California all the way to Long Island.”