On the recordJuly 27, 2010
And I think the actions taken by the majority in this House--Speaker Pelosi and members of the Democratic majority--have been about job creation, private sector growth. What I don't think the other side realizes is that what we have out there is middle-class anxiety and uncertainty that's at an all-time high. They're concerned about paying their mortgage. They're concerned about paying for education, for credit card bills that they have, for medical bills. And they are impacted. They are losing jobs through no fault of their own, and now finally they will see hope growing as we grow that private sector situation. That is the dynamic that has really been avoided and not addressed by the minority in this House. When they asked to have control back--I think what we need to look at is the contrast, and we've mentioned this, Representative Wasserman Schultz, several times over in our frequent visits to the floor. But what we need to do is take the big picture, the big frame here and allow people to see the contrast. We're looking at a group that drove the car out of the ditch. We towed that car out of the ditch. When the minority in this House was in the majority working with the previous administration, they drove this car right into the ditch and couldn't get it out. And then up comes the new team, and what we have done, working with the President and with the leadership in this House, is towed that car out of the ditch, and now they want the keys back to drive.
