Tim Ryan: “We have positions that are right down the middle. We have positions about investing that money instead of giving $42,000…”

“We have positions that are right down the middle. We have positions about investing that money instead of giving $42,000 in tax breaks; making sure that everybody has access to broadband; making sure people are healthy; and No Child Left Behind is funded; and balancing the budget by putting paygo rules on that won't allow us to spend money that we do not have, that we do not either cut from a program or raise revenue somewhere. As we are wrapping up here. I had an opportunity to go to the Kennedy Library. Mr. Murtha received the Profiles in Courage Award for his stance on the war and coming out against the war. I ran into Ted Sorenson, who was President Kennedy's top adviser and speech writer. He said, when he was with President Kennedy, they never submitted a budget to Congress that was more than $10 billion off. They would maybe have some, but never more than $10 billion. And when President Bush says this Congress has to rein in spending, he hasn't vetoed one spending bill, so don't give us this, and we are supposed to believe you. Let us put our faith back in the American people here, www.housedemocrats.gov/30something. ____________________”