Rob Andrews: “I believe the right way to resolve this is to put these two nominations up for a vote in the Senate.”

My colleagues, Mr. Speaker, when people in politics don't want to say ``yes'' or ``no,'' they just keep talking. We could do a lot more tonight than just keep talking. We could cast a vote that would say to the American taxpayers, the…

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.

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

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