Rob Andrews: “I thank my friend from New York. It's great to be with her on the floor today, and my colleagues on the Republican side…”

“I thank my friend from New York. It's great to be with her on the floor today, and my colleagues on the Republican side as well. Today we could be voting on a bill where we work together to cut taxes for small businesses that put Americans back to work, but we are not. Today we could be voting on a bill that would help cities and counties and States around the country rehire police officers and firefighters and teachers they've had to lay off--over 600,000 of them the last few years--but we are not. Today we could be voting on a bill that would say that, if an American company brings jobs back from overseas, we'll cut their taxes and we'll pay for it by eliminating tax giveaways and loopholes for companies that outsource their jobs outside of the United States and take them overseas, but we're not voting on that. For the 31st time in the last 18 months, we're voting on a bill to repeal the health care law. Now, I know there are Americans who feel strongly for and against the health care law, but almost every person I listen to feels very strongly we should be working together to help create an environment where businesses can create jobs for the American people, not voting for the 31st time on essentially a political argument. Now, I do agree with my friend from Texas--and I thank him for mentioning my name; I respect him very much--about the need for facts in this debate.…”