In a statement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Obama’s “outline” would be helpful as the “Senate spends the next several weeks crafting and passing legislation.”
Now that the President has spoken, those who have opposed reform have a choice to make. They can continue to spread falsehoods about reform as they defend the status quo or they can step up to the plate and offer genuine ideas to strengthen the proposals before Congress.
Reid also called the cost of inaction “too great” and said “doing nothing is simply not an option.”
It’s time for both sides of the aisle to come together for common sense reform that relieves the burden of skyrocketing costs that are breaking the backs of American families.
