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I am one of the people who believes that this is fundamentally flawed legislation.

I think it is a tragedy that the American people bought into this and that you all knew full well it was not going to be the case.

It is the law, but it is a law that the administration has chosen to delay portions of.

I don't believe that people's safety has been a priority in this situation.

I wish we could have done it from the very beginning.

It was very disturbing to them.

That family that drove that far found themselves not being able to view Mount Rushmore.

I had assumed it was for protection of individuals that may go onto that property or for liability reasons.

I think that's an overwhelming sickness that has to be eliminated.

I would vote for an amendment that you would offer that would fix that particular situation for Captain Colburn.

I think we ought to fund the National Guard and Reserve.

And I do not disagree at all that this should be handled in the normal appropriations process.

I think we have to acknowledge that there are--when you come up here and talk about funding deficiencies for specific agencies and programs, there are bills that have come over here that would fund many of those agencies and many of those…

We can't ignore the both immediate and the longer term impacts of having the government shut down, but we also can't ignore the problems that precipitated the current crisis.

That is not a responsible way to operate an enterprise like the U.S. Government.

What I really think is a hijacking effort by the Tea Party folks.

I would rather have people back at work, particularly in some of these essential areas.

But isn't having some funding better than having no funding?