Nita Lowey actually said...

We all agree on the need for fiscal restraint, but we cannot win the next century by slashing the programs that matter most.

I do hope we can work in a bipartisan way to resolve this.

if we want to create jobs, if we believe that education has some role in creating jobs, which I do, then I would not want to be the Congress...

I would just say to my colleagues that to me, the most important thing is helping our young people get that education.