Jeanne Shaheen: “I appreciate the consideration of my colleague from Georgia. Mr. President, I come to the floor because I wish to share…”

“I appreciate the consideration of my colleague from Georgia. Mr. President, I come to the floor because I wish to share with people what I am hearing from my constituents in New Hampshire about the situation we are in in Washington. I have heard from small business owners, from retirees, from working people all across the State, and one of the things that struck me about the majority of people whom I have heard from is they are willing to make sacrifices to help this country address our debt and our deficits. But they want to see us in Congress act and they want to see us compromise. Let me just take a few minutes and share some of the comments I have received from the people of New Hampshire. First is from Diane, who is from Manchester, our largest city. Diane says: Please get off the party line and work together. My welfare and the welfare of my small business is at risk. I only employ 5 people, but it's 5 people that don't need to collect unemployment or take another job. Don't take away what's left of my retirement by crashing the market. Work as a ``we,'' not as an ``I,'' and get it done. This is not the first time the debt cap needs to be raised and it won't be the last. Please do what will have to be done anyway so we can continue to bring this country back. I don't want to lose my business. Who is going to win the next election is not what any of you should be thinking about. I believe if you don't act, all of you will lose.…”