In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I would like to see this group in this Congress be starting the process to get ourselves on long term fiscal strong footing.
My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do.
I have been very happy in the House of Representatives.
I've been in Congress 14 years. I've been on the Appropriations Committee in which we are in charge of trying to move legislation.
One of the great joys this year and the year before has been how all of the people in this body, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, have worked together so well with our chairman and the chairman of the full committee to address the issues of housing for our soldiers.
The Blue Dogs are a group of conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives.
When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
I'm confident in our resolve to make the decisions necessary to keep our country and our people safe and prosperous and I look forward to representing the citizens of Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District for the next two years.
Congress must demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
My constituents say, 'Congressman, have you balanced the budget?' And I'm going to say, 'Well, we're working on it.' And they are going to say, 'Well, Congressman, did you get rid of Fannie and Freddie?' And I'm going to say, 'Well, we're working on it.'
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