Rob Andrews: “Might we suggest a way to fix that problem?”

I think you are doing some of the most meaningful work in this Congress by your diligence here, and I am proud to be associated with it in a very minor way after the work you have done.

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.

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