We need to compromise and Scott has put together the best compromise that I have ever heard.

These people don't compromise. They don't go away. If we don't take a stand, they will walk all over us.

Let's not waste any time. Let's do it and get it done.

This deal doesn't offer us anything. We should oppose this deal until it offers us something.

It continues to compromise his position as speaker and as sort of the spokesperson for the Democratic Party in the House. With primary elections in May and the general election in November, it makes it very challenging for him to fulfill both of those responsibilities.

The fate of this building rests in everybody's hands. A compromise has to be reached among those who want a good solid preservation plan and what is economically feasible for a 2.5 million-square-foot building.