On the recordDecember 20, 2011
So, Mr. Speaker, it really comes down to this: If you say you want to do this for a year, put your vote where your rhetoric is. If you are not willing to work over the holidays, admit to the American people you're not willing to work over the holidays. And if you want to support a bill that actually works, talk to the job creators in America. That's the problem in Washington--people get isolated. Talk to the people who are absolutely responsible for this, and they will tell you this 60-day ad hoc approach doesn't work. That's why we need a rule to go to conference and put forth something the American people want and need.
