Rob Andrews: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the panel. I think we have four problem solvers here this morning.”

The best scenario of the four is the status quo, which is grim. The other three compete in terms of their grimness.

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…

I think you are doing some of the most important work in our country and you are all doing it very well.