ms. marley, who has been a leader of the progressive caucus, former chair of the black caucus, and one of the voices that we defend -- depend on in this congress to raise the issue for average americans. ms. lee? >> thank you, and thank you for your leadership for bringing together the progressive caucus to once again come forward and be the voice of the american people. none of us want to see our nation default, but after having reviewed this deal in detail, for a number of reasons i am unable to support it. i associate myself with all the remarks that had been made already. it totally fails to address the urgent and most pressing crises in our country, a lack of jobs and economic growth. at a time when investments are needed to jump-start our economy and put people back to work, i believe this deal and its cuts- only approach is the wrong approach. it is an outrage that if we stand here today at a clean debt a reasonable annid approach is what has long bankrupts required. the bill falls short of achieving the balance necessary. the hard reality is the cost of this size will likely resul