commonsense up on capitol hill. it's just it's a silent group right now and we want to make sure that their voices start getting heard. in the coming days and coming weeks, i'm going to keep on reaching out to them, both individually as groups of senators or members of the house and say to them, let's fix this. not just for a month or two but for years to come, because the greatest nation on earth does not conduct its business in month to month increments or by careening from crisis to crisis. in the meantime, we can't let political gridlock around the budget stand in the other areas where we can make progress. i was pleased to see that the house passed the violence against women act yesterday. that is a big win for not just women but for families and for the american people. it's a law that's going to save