provided for ourselves, as members of the united states congress. i don't think the american people are going to accept the notion that they should have to live with the kind of fear and frustration associated with having the kind of healthcare system in our nation, knowing that we could do better, so, mr. president, i thank my colleagues for the work we have done already and urge us over this break to listen to our constituents, hear their voices and come back to this chamber in early september with a serious determination to do what no other congress and no other administration has been able to achieve, and that is to vote for the national health care plan for our nation. i yield the floor. >> in the white house beefing friday, president obama talked about the recent arrest of harvard professor henry louis gates and the issue of race relations. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009]