Charles W. Stenholm: “But I take this to the floor today to notice that the Blue Dog Democrats and I believe a large number of my other…”

“But I take this to the floor today to notice that the Blue Dog Democrats and I believe a large number of my other colleagues on this side are going to insist that when we get into a CR that takes us into a lame duck session or a CR that takes us into next year or a CR that takes us into the next century, based on the way this House is being run, we think there ought to be some meaningful pay-go rules, and they ought not be allowed to expire. And I would appreciate in the discussion if the finger pointing would stop and most of us, and when I point the finger at my friends over here, I always acknowledge three are coming back at me. But it is an interesting dilemma where it has gotten us to the point in which we are not doing our work on education, on any of the much-needed Medicare/ Medicaid rules; and yet all we can do here is point the finger at the other body. Let us do our work, and you will be surprised what kind of help you get if you allow us to debate these issues instead of stonewalling as you did on the budget.”