David Thomas: “I would suggest that he should implore the name of Tommy the Daschle if he is really looking for where the problem is in…”

“I would suggest that he should implore the name of Tommy the Daschle if he is really looking for where the problem is in terms of not moving legislation. This House has moved, repeatedly. We have sent product after product after product over to the United States Senate. And I know I am not supposed to mention the other body by name, and I know I am not supposed to refer to an individual by name and, therefore, I will say 'the other body ain't there.' They simply have not done their job. I sympathize with the gentleman from Hawaii. I would love to have an economic recovery bill in front of the President. We did our job. I am anxious to go to conference with the product that the Senate has produced. I am anxious to rescue the Senate if they are not able to produce a product. We are ready and able to address all of the concerns that the gentleman outlined, and I would underscore the fact that we already have. But what we have in front of us, Mr. Speaker, is a very modest bill, a modest bill that a number of people have worked on for a number of years.”