Jim Cooper actually said...

I just wish we could lock you in one room and get a consensus proposal and then force Congress to act on that.

Cooper expresses frustration over the lack of consensus in Congress for action.

06/17/2013

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I think that the public is so tired of our blame games, we are going to act.

No principle is more basic to American values than no work, no pay.

We have run government too long by continuing resolution instead of annual appropriations.

Congress must come up with a good answer this year.