On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
I have watched over the last 13 months since President Obama took the oath of office-- 13 months and less than a week--and I am incredulous the Senator from Louisiana would say what he says; that we, in fact, do not allow debate in this institution, when more than 100 times, just in the last 13 months--I think maybe 110 times; I cannot keep count because we add a few every day or every week--more than 100 times the other party, the Republicans, have obstructed, have delayed, have stopped us from moving forward. We have had plenty of time to debate. We will stay here weekends. We will stay here evenings. But when it is not debate they want, it is to block things--maybe talking things to death is the way they block things; maybe they just object to things--but time and time again we have had the 'slow walk' on health care, so we have not been able to put a bill on the President's desk.
