Rob Andrews: “I would implore my friends on the Republican side to consider signing this petition.”

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

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.