Jon S. Corzine: “I think there really is--the point that I was trying to make--some evidence that spending does have meaningful impact on…”

I will not be asking for a rollcall but a voice vote on my amendment acknowledging the realities and the practical aspects of moving the floor, if that is appropriate.

It is undermining the ability of working Americans to actually get good wages. That is why median income is down. That is why you go from $45,000 for a job lost to picking up a job worth $35,000.

The Senator most appropriately talked about the pain that is being inflicted on the unemployed because they are unemployed for a much longer period of time. But what is just as serious is that there are a lot of people who have said the…

I wish to say that I have nothing but the highest respect for the Senator from Virginia, and I fully appreciate that he is acting absolutely in good faith. I would like to hear what the unanimous consent is we are agreeing to so that once…