CSPAN Capitol Hill Hearings February 2, 2012
decision of laying some people off and i can empathize and understand when those individuals are in that situation. but what we're talking about here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, is just some commonsense reforms to allow the states to have the flexibility to do what is best for them in their local jurisdiction to try to empower the men and women from their districts so they have the opportunity to go back to work. i wholeheartedly disagree with the concept that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are arguing for tonight to strip that language that would give the states the...