Politics

I do not want to do anything that will not be helpful.

I thought that was the right thing to do, certainly the right thing for children.

This is one of the four, five, or six most important elections this country has ever had.

I feel good about it, but that is the way that our Government has traditionally worked.

I hope again that everyone will heed our position, which is to do nothing that will provoke a disruption.

This is such a time, not because of any of us but because of the times in which we live.

This has been a remarkable, remarkable last few days.

I think the American people made it quite clear that they do not support the Government-shutdown way of governing America.

These are huge decisions.

This legislation proves that we can make progress when we all put politics aside and join across party lines to get the job done for our country.

I never had a bad day in western Pennsylvania.

Now, we are moving in the right direction.

I believe it is important to our future.

Our position is clear and is set, and there was nothing to talk about.

We're better off today than we were 4 years ago.

I urge them to finish their work as quickly as possible.

I think that's a good thing for America.

These are things that—each of them may seem like a small thing, but when you add them all up, we're building the fabric in America that I think is important.