On the recordOctober 2, 2013
When you think about what we did last night, we talk about common ground a lot in the House of Representatives. It is a couple of words I hear all the time: common ground, common ground, common ground. Here we had an opportunity last night in the midst of a government shutdown knowing that we have warriors coming back from the battlefield--I am one of them myself; I flew combat in Iraq and Afghanistan--and we wanted to pass a bill where there is strong common ground, we want to fund the Veterans Administration, we want to make sure that our veterans get the care they need. Yesterday, on the floor of the House, the Democrats in this body killed that. Maybe you could shed some light on why they would want to do that?
