Rob Andrews: “I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the leader who's leading the fight against outsourcing and for collective bargaining…”

I believe that this rebalancing is the right priority for the country.

I understand this is a conceptual proposal, but we don't legislate concepts; we legislate statutes and they have real impact on real people.

Reclaiming my time, the Senate passed a bill to keep the government running at your numbers that you wanted in budget. We are asking, give every Member of this House a fair up-or-down vote on that bill. Will you do that? I yield to the…

It is appalling. But, you know, when all seems lost, there are some metrics... that make you feel a little more optimistic.