Frank Pallone: “Sure. And then the last thing I wanted to say, and I think is sort of the true irony, is that the Republicans, of…”

“Sure. And then the last thing I wanted to say, and I think is sort of the true irony, is that the Republicans, of course, during this balanced budget debate over the last few years posed themselves as the conservatives. And the bottom line is that the two of us and others that have taken the position we are talking tonight are the true conservatives from a fiscal point of view. In reality what the Republican tax proposal is essentially, you know, I do not want to use the term ``liberal,'' but it is just basically fiscally irresponsible. And if you are really concerned about fiscal responsibility and you really are conservative, you take the point of view that you are taking tonight. I think that is ironic, but I have to say it because it is true.”