of the approach behind the scenes over the course of the last couple of days and will continue to be their approach going forward. basically, briefing after briefing, phone call after phone call, all taking place behind the scenes, letting democrats know that they need their support, because the alternative is simply unthinkable. this was how office management director yolanda young put things. my job is to tell members what s in the bill. you get into trouble when you try to tell members what their opinion is. every member should have whatever opinion. our job is to say this is what s in the bill. this is how some of the worst things republicans wanted were mitigated. to some degree, this bill, as they try and move it through both the house and the senate represents a balancing act, one in which neither white house officials nor their republican counterparts got everything they wanted. certainly there are plenty of issues a that they wish could have been different. but when you ta
would be for the american people. it would mean social security recipients wouldn t get their checks, our troops wouldn t get paid, veterans wouldn t get their benefits and our creditors wouldn t get paid as well which could lead to our 401(k)s going down. the deal actually protects the core of the president s power and will mean we re able to create jobs in this economy and keep the economy growing but as you ve noted, any bill of this type requires compromise. going to have to put you on hold for a second because yolanda young is at the podium. she says she no longer has any clean clothes, this negotiation has gone on so long. deals have been reached and that s what this is all about. it s an agreement that not only prevents the first ever default but it will protect our hard earned economic recovery.