Tim Ryan: “this is about third-party validators. This is not Kendrick Meek, Tim Ryan, Bill Delahunt; this is not just us spewing…”

“this is about third-party validators. This is not Kendrick Meek, Tim Ryan, Bill Delahunt; this is not just us spewing out rhetoric to the American people, Mr. Speaker. I want to read a letter that I think may be of some interest to the Republican majority as they are all deciding right now how they are going to vote. It is about time you get on your knees, you say your prayers before you go to bed tonight. The Republican majority needs to remember this letter: ``The absolute folly and moral bankruptcy of this plan is apparent.'' He is referring to the budget reconciliation package that the Republicans are about ready to pass out of this Chamber. This gentleman says, ``The absolute folly and moral bankruptcy of this plan is apparent to the United States Senate, who voted to bar funding for it from the appropriations bill now in conference. ``The VFW,'' I say to my friends, ``urges the Congress to put a stop to the wartime assault on past and present warriors who have fought for and continue to defend our country.''”