David Obey: “But right now this House is locked in the clutches of an ideological majority which has decided that at all costs they…”

“But right now this House is locked in the clutches of an ideological majority which has decided that at all costs they will put tax cuts primarily targeted at the most wealthy people in this country ahead of every other legitimate need. So they have passed $2 trillion in tax cuts, all paid for with borrowed money; and then when the labor-health appropriations bill comes to the floor, they say, ``Oh, I am sorry. We have to stop the progress at NIH. I am sorry, we cannot have any expansion of research this year for cancer or for Parkinson's or diabetes or for any of the other diseases that plague people. I am sorry, we cannot even meet our own promises for title I in the education bill. I am sorry, we cannot meet our promises to children who require special help because of disabilities.”