David Obey: “the gentleman who just spoke has expressed a certain degree of unhappiness with the remarks that I made previously on…”

“the gentleman who just spoke has expressed a certain degree of unhappiness with the remarks that I made previously on the floor. I treasure his unhappiness. The fact is that when Harry Truman was President, he was out giving a speech one day, and someone in the crowd hollered, ``Give 'em hell, Harry!'' And Truman responded, ``I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.'' The fact is, I am very comfortable with the fact that the previous speaker did not like my comments, because I think maybe that means they hit home. The fact is the previous speaker was the person who was selected by the then Republican Party leadership to replace Mr. Smith after Mr. Smith was, in essence, fired from his job by the majority because he told the truth about the VA health care needs. So I will be happy to endure the unhappiness of the gentleman with my comments anytime if we can use that unhappiness to get more money for people who sacrificed everything for this country.”