Gad but Sheila Jackson-Lee has a bad way with language

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Wednesday morning said members of Congress are like the parents of everyone in the country and said these "parents" need to act quickly to protect their toddlers from the possible fallout of a debt default.

"We, as custodians of this great nation, members of the United States Congress, are like parents," she said on the House floor. "And therefore I ask any parent that is listening: How long do they wait before they see a toddler fall, or do they leap toward that toddler so that they know the strength of that parent is always there?"'

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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/328819-dem-members-of-congress-like-parents-to-the-nation