i mean, the idea of taking the prosecution, the decision of sexual assaults away from the line of command, where it makes sense. because your superior has to make decisions about you. so you are inhibited from reporting sexual abuses. i think it s inevitably going to happen. i hope the president has to realize he has to tell the military, which is pushing back, this can t continue. i think it s a fair chance in a free standing vote, many house republicans will do. i don t know. we haven t heard from them. how do you feel about that, the idea of moving it from the chain of command? i think in the face of it, there is certainly some merit, conceptually, you would wonder whether or not there could be full objectivity if someone in
before we go home or call us back into washington. congressman cartwright, where do you stand on this? i want to agree whole heartedly with the gentle lady from texas. a free standing vote is essential. it s why i voted absolutely no on the rule, splitting that off. we have no business leaving washington, d.c. because when we leave, we re leaving for a holiday break, a christmas break. and on december 28, we re cutting 1.3 million americans off of unemployment insurance. in pennsylvania alone, we re talking about 87,000 pennsylvanians. and then it goes into next year. another 3.5 million americans over the course of next year. so you re trying to find a way to help the unemployed but you too will vote yes for this?
that would provide for unemployment insurance. we should not go home. the amendment rejected yesterday should be a free standing amendment on the floor of the house tomorrow, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday and then go to the senate and we should make sure we get this done before we go out of here. so what my proposal is we do not go home, that we come back. it is also to ask the president to take leadership and to call the senate and indicate that this is, in essence, putting people out on the street. it is putting 2 million children out on the street. i want action, i don t want symbolism. so let s get to work and get that amendment as a free standing bill to vote for it. so you would vote yes on this budget if you can get a commitment that they ll stay in war and work for the unemployed to get something else done? if it does not do that, i want a free standing vote now
government, you ve got corporate profits through the roof. i think there is so much the democrats have. you have the health care law that s really starting to work now with the website. and now the republicans go home, no new taxes, loopholes not closed. no shutdown. they ve got election protection. i respect both of you, i love the debate. i love the fight. i know exactly where your heart is, but i just think a no vote is in order here. make these republicans come back and bring something to the table. they got nothing on the table right now. i will tell you we will not give up the fight. we don t know which way the vote will go. if the vote to take it down is there, to make sure that we have unemployment insurance, we ll be there. however, i believe a free standing vote is what we need right now. i appreciate the conversation. thanks so much. remember to answer tonight s question there at the bottom of the screen, share your thoughts on twitter. i want to know what you think.