On the recordDecember 20, 2011
I rise in support of this rule and the underlying legislation. Why? Because enough is enough. The arrogance of this place is outstanding. It's unbelievable. You have to look at what we're talking about from the eyes of our constituents and the people back home. Two months of certainty for people when it comes to their payroll, to their paychecks? Two months for how our doctors are going to get paid for caring for our sick and our old? That's ridiculous. I will tell my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, there's a new dawn that has emerged in this Chamber. We are no longer going to run from our responsibility to govern. We are going to do it in the open, we are going to do it honestly, and we're going to do it in a way that provides certainty to these problems, because God knows we can no longer afford Band-Aids. We need real solutions, long-term solutions. I plead with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to join us and reach a resolution to bring certainty for a longer period of time than 2 months.
