On the recordApril 6, 2011
Thank you. Your comments also point to another aspect, not only your caring about America, caring about those that are fighting for us and your desire to fight for those here in Washington who are fighting for us, but it also shows a great deal about your humility, because you and I both know you have been working on this issue just every bit as long and as hard as I have, and yet you are giving Jack and me great credit and I appreciate that. But the truth is you have done every bit as much work, perhaps more, as Jack and I have and the cosponsors we have here. But, you know, things here in Washington obviously don't get done in a vacuum, and it means so much when we have people like Kristi, Rob, Nan, folks that are out here. We got over 100, I am not sure how many over 100 now, cosponsors on the bill. These are people that want to make sure that the military is not used as pawns in this game. A lot of us haven't been thrilled about the short-term CRs, but it does point out one thing, that the leadership of the Republicans in the House are committed and have paid the price of being criticized by people like me for doing short-term CRs. They are so committed to trying to do everything they can, especially Speaker Boehner. He has really gone as far as humanly possible to do all that he could to avoid a shutdown, making it clear he doesn't want that. Some folks have been critical that he needed to stand up and be ready to do so.…
