Cathy McMorris Rodgers actually said...

"I will not support policies that will encourage further layoffs."

"Mandating new benefits, and thereby increasing the cost of labor, may well have the effect of jeopardizing many employers' ability to maintain employment levels and further stifle job creation and opp..."

"In light of today's trying economic circumstances, we should be mindful of the realities facing businesses."

"We are going to balance work and family so that parents don't have to choose between their job and their kids."