that s a lot of what the discussion was tonight. talking about how we move into entitlement reform, tax reform, growth mechanisms. you know, what i think about my district in st. louis, missouri, i think about that single mother of two trying to make it to the 15th and 30th of the month and the business owner worried about health care and worried kpt changes aren t working or the costs are going up. i worry about the elderly couple that looks at the debt and wonders if the american dream will be there for their grandchildren. this is what s on their mind. i thought, again, very useful and productive conversation. this isn t about polls, this about governing and getting things done. congresswoman, you said the small group of house republicans didn t stop down the works but the government was shut down. people have been furloughed, 800,000 people aren t getting a
we re listening to constituents and doing the work that is important for us back home. we care a great deal what happens in the future and not shutting down the government and making sure the $17 trillion in debt is dealt with and we do big picture things and issues and that s a lot of what the discussion was tonight. talking about how we move into entitlement reform, tax reform, growth mechanisms. you know, what i think about my district in st. louis, missouri, i think about that single mother of two trying to make it to the 15th and 30th of the month and the business owner worried about health care and worried kpt changes aren t working or the costs are going up. i worry about the elderly couple that looks at the debt and wonders if the american dream will be there for their grandchildren. this is what s on their mind. i thought, again, very useful and productive conversation. this isn t about polls, this