ma take. that we are and i want to share with my colleagues in the senatm a letter and e-mail the received from one of my constituentspoinw named gina reynolds and she expresses this point of view very t appropriately where we ae today, and asking if i could ind share with you what she wrote te me, she indicated this was thee. first time she'd ever written td a member of congress and here's what she had to say that i hope we will take into account. a while we bring philosophies ando viewpoints, approaches toiew, government to washington, d.c. in my view there's an good opportunity for common sense and good judgment to prevail. firml here's whaty she says. i firmly believe the united states needs to start livingstrd within our means. ustrated beyond belief with the inability of not congress to do their jobs andunk ensure we do not throw the country back into recession. hae when alladi and my husband are h ri jobs. if we work hard, pay taxes and try to raise our children the md right it absolutely boggles my th dlng mind we cannot country ceiling compromise on the issue that isl critical to the financialcan markets and the average ame