Dem on Election's Effect on Blue Dogs

" Could be the big dogs that the voters have their say in Virginia New Jersey that's because if if voters and candidates a signal that they that it would runaway spending. The runaway beneficiaries could be the very fiscally conservative democratic congressman. Who were shouting a warning about this long long long before -- now one of the biggest of the blue dogs. And have very nice guy decides Pennsylvania congressman Jason all -- congress and good to have you thanks. Thank you glad to be here if it's a bigot congressman -- Democrats have some trouble tomorrow. Many will be looking to blue dogs like yourself as among those warning this state might come. What do you envision happening if it's such a scenario plays out."

" Of course were still a day before the election so we don't know the result but it looks as though a lot of the anger that's been boiling up over the past several months is going to lead to a pretty high turn out. From Republicans and from people that are concerned about the increase spending and I do think that if the results shows that the Republicans have a pretty good night that probably is going to. Lead some Democrats to think that may be going into next year we need to take a second look at the way. That we've done a lot of the bills that we've but dressed up to this point."

" Congress seem more than a gentleman about treatment and leadership toward you when Samir blue dog colleagues the 52 of you. On but some of your colleagues are not so nice about it they say that they've been sort of you know ran out of this process. And it's Nancy Pelosi is well highway the leadership where highway. And that you guys arguing for you know finding. -- substantive way to pay for healthcare reform. And you know it is not a crazy notion. How -- things now how crucial was this election."

" I can't speak for anybody else but I do feel like my voice has been heard I've I've been invited to air what my concerns were about the health care bill. As you and I have talked many times it was the lack of cost containment the impact on small business. And the increased income tax. All three of those issues have been made better I think the bill that's pending in the house now is better than the one I had to vote on a few months ago getting any better would you I don't know where would you vote for it as it stands now. I'm in the process of going through the bill talking to my constituents and trying to make a determination. If moving the ball forward is the best course of action I do think the worst thing that can happen is to do nothing because that we have an escalation of costs and an unsustainable rate. I'm not convinced that this bill is these. Substantiate the substantially different enough that's going to allow me to vote for but I do think it's improved on a lot of the issues and as --"

" At a public option it's still relies on saying that might not materialized two biggest -- and the third is that the issue that you championed perhaps more than any other departments. And that is relying on. And on big taxes especially on the rich or whether they're democratic constituency or not. I think you it says something to the effect a couple of interviews ago that that what's the best thesis map. On all three are part of this package when they --"

" I think that discussion on the income tax increase is misguided and misplaced as part of the health care bill there's no question about that they've increased the threshold. They've done the same on the small business aspect but it still takes a punitive approach. It's my opinion if you don't offer health care to your employees as a small business owners not that you don't want to it's because you can't. And the better approach is to help small businesses afford it not to penalize those that don't. So I do still have some concerns again I feel like the -- better today that it was a few months ago. I'm going through it I'm talking to my constituents and the votes going to be this weekend."

" congress and we always enjoy having -- thank you very much for joining us."