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    Missouri congressman talks debt bill passage

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I'll say this about one Emanuel Cleaver the follower of the Congressional Black Caucus.

I think He had the best for -- reality is the best terms for what was going on here that would not leave -- window where He stood.

A variation this package you said.

-- -- -- sandwiched.

Chairman Jersey right now very good atmosphere the loses -- sandwich has been served up and passed Teddy.

Don't know that with products.

That's for its I think.

The public is going to that eventually.

Feel good about the fact that we didn't go over into the abyss that many -- members voted.

And -- this fifteen that in numbers on the fourth.

Of the 43 number.

-- CBC voted for -- respectable stills and frankly.

Without exception.

Numbers.

A poor that the -- thought it was a bad.

This legislation they weren't overly vocal about it right you've kept your parent -- driveway once we -- to be practical.

And that is.

Nobody wanted to see.

-- -- Mission fall into default.

And so we did not -- initially we -- that little fifteen minute vote I actually voted with three seconds remaining.

On the club.

That was -- -- let that Republicans vote first benefited the leaders are needed you.

Would -- the democratic leadership that was where there's.

You would be.

We haven't gone over and and voted for because.

The consequences.

Of voting no.

Were not.

This is as bad frankly.

As as voting yes.

And that's that the couple of the voting no were hit it where we're far worse.

Yes you -- -- financial Armageddon.

Yes you don't you vote on this and that market still sell off -- slowdown concerns criticism that congress was dithering during this process.

And and among your your.

Party members are concerned.

That the president's -- Do you think the president came.

That it's -- the president's fault.

Look if it's my fault it's the fault of of all if any Democrat in the country.

Who do not understand what was coming -- November and did not get out and work.

These guys weren't.

Able to come -- congress -- guns they've won elections.

And when they do this.

Process that just ended yesterday began.

And as a candidate -- they would let the facts of the tuxedo shop but it's our fault means that if if you disagree with.

Carrying this deal took -- -- to the brink.

-- there's no point blaming the president and there's no focal point in blaming other Tea Party.

Well I guess -- and among some of the more -- members -- -- that.

He -- on tax hikes when He had them on the table with John Boehner and I'm not on the table and they might be -- And on a host of other domestic initiatives that so by the wayside at the Republicans got the better of.

Well the Republicans got the better of the deal.

I don't think the president had any.

Any other options.

Does not horrible weather and snow looked up and -- -- frustration and anger on the part of progress but problems.

I'm not going to go that far but I think there's a great deal of frustration -- side.

Other Democratic Caucus and that includes some members of the of the Congressional Black Caucus.

But what -- -- to to our members and I'm saying to the Democratic Caucus the Tea Party want.

It's not their fault it's it's all the president's fault they want.

And anybody who was who was angry ought to be angry at themselves for not.

Two years ago focusing on jobs we did not do it now to -- -- -- Republicans Americans understood.

-- the nation is more interested in jobs -- they are.

All of the other.

Shenanigans and and histrionics.

That that we've seen in Washington.

And when one must -- -- today.

Are we still have nine point two unemployment and and up and and the GDP.

It has been -- so and it.

You know I think we've got it took to look at that the reality Americans want -- work.

Sir thank you very much partisanship and -- very -- -- that was it had a rough couple days brought public does but I hit some.

Just listen to the silences.

That at a week ago I have to they -- -- -- and saddened sitting in the sun.

For hours and -- -- -- that's right all right -- very good thing you know we'll have --

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