Paul Tonko: “Oh, absolutely. As stated on the floor, we know what people want. We know where they want to take us. And I just think…”

“Oh, absolutely. As stated on the floor, we know what people want. We know where they want to take us. And I just think the contrast needs to be shared, because that same thinking is prevalent in terms of economic recovery, of economic development policies, of the sort of stopping of the bleeding that we promoted here in the House by inserting a new order of thinking. You know, even with the energy crisis, with the devastation-- Representative Jackson Lee, you see it from where you sit, and Representative Wasserman Schultz, you see it from the Florida perspective, Texas perspective--the gulf has been impacted. And for people from the cheap energy voice in this House, coming from the Energy and Commerce Committee, required an apology, demanded an apology from the President for coming down hard on BP. And all of the devastation to the economy, to the people, 11 lives lost, the ecosystem being devastated. That's another sign of difference where there isn't trust, in my opinion, or confidence. So people, I think, are going to take a look at this and say, Let's continue this. The path out of the damaged zone may not be as quick as we would have liked, but it is happening. It is happening in a positive measurement and its growth in the private sector of job creation for 6 continuous months. So I just think that contrast is important in the discussion that we have here tonight on the floor of the House.”