us gave a little blood on the bridge. we don't want to give any more blood, but we have our votes, and we must use our votes as a powerful instrument to change things. with this bill we demonstrate that this house is for the people, and we will choose the side of fairness, equality and justice over special interests every time. that's the right thing to do, and we will do it. >> yes! >> amen. [ applause ] >> democrats gathering today to announce what amounts to their first substantive bill. their voting as of last night to keep the government open, that's now in the senate's court. overtly in terms of what their agenda is, they're proposing hr-1. it's a huge reform measure. i mean imagine if it became law, right? this isn't all of it, but it's