I defy you to find anything like a quorum, anything like even enough people to fill this room up on Capitol Hill who are elected members of Congress. You might find them in very warm places or snowy places having fundraisers. But you won’t find them in Capitol Hill because they are in recess.
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Today’s White House Quote of the Day comes from Jay Carney who was answering a “process” question about the Richard Cordray appointment.
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Well, if I had a crystal ball, I would have predicted that Denver would go on this remarkable run after Tim Tebow started as quarterback for the Broncos, and I would have made a lot of money in Vegas.
I don’t have a crystal ball, so I don’t know what the endgame will look like, how this will all end. What is the case is that there is still time for Congress to do all of its work; both finish its business and the American people’s business in time for their scheduled vacation by the end of this week.
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney talking about how the pay roll tax cut extension debate will play out during the gaggle on AF1 this morning.
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