Pat Ryan actually said...

Let us take the opportunity we have here in Congress, finally freed from the manufactured crises, and invest in jobs, broad-based economic g...

The earned income tax credit gives families flexibility and lets them take ownership of their lives.

And while we absolutely need to tackle our long-term deficit and debt challenges fairly and responsibly, we now have some breathing room to ...

We also knew the country was looking to us to make some compromises and to show that Government could function and that our democracy could ...