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they are only trying to score some kind of gotcha moment.ia and it's difficult to maintain focus on important policy issues. king writes, maybe i'm wrong, but can anyone tell me the last american president who has been this forthcoming with the american people and the news media? brad from houston says, obama is ducking the washington press because while adept at public speaking from prepared comments, he is weak at answering spontaneous questions in front of a live audience. ken writes, because the washington press corps for the most part is composed of rude, egotistical jackals. >> thanks very much for that, jack. >>> members of congress may be turning up the heat on toyota, but in today's hearing, they also kept turning the attention to themselves as customers. look at this. >> toyota makes good cars. i've driven one pleasurably and safely for years. >> i own a prius. >> i drive a toyota, a camry hybrid that so far has not been recalled. >> i was excited to get one of the very first camry hybrids. >> when it was time to replace my 12-year

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american people would be so proud that we would quit this nonsense of political holds and political gotcha amendments -- and by the way, i'm the first to admit, this has gone on on both sides. this is an equal opportunity senate. but it's time that we try to make this place work better. and i got to tell you, honestly, my dear friend, i think tonight helps. i don't think it hurts. i think it is a good thing. and i'm proud to have participated in this tonight. i think the senate would be more -- a healthier place if we did it more often. and i thank the senator from illinois for yielding for this time. and i thank him for sticking around as long as he has so that at least we now know what mass happened and why. mr. durbin: if that is a question, i agree with what you said. the senator from rhode island, i yield for the purposes of a question. mr. whitehouse: thank you. i was presiding during the time that my friend, senator corker, was speaking. and so i did not have the chance to respond. but i want to assure him through the chair and through this question that as the distinguished senator