Ann Kirkpatrick: “As we enter the third week of this reckless, irresponsible shutdown, it is no wonder that folks in my Arizona district…”

“As we enter the third week of this reckless, irresponsible shutdown, it is no wonder that folks in my Arizona district and across the Nation are disgusted. They see Washington treating this shutdown as a political game. I have got news for them. How far will the House majority push our Nation just to score political points? No one wins. Everybody loses, and here is what an editorial in the Arizona Republic says today about this shutdown: When it is all over, the huge costs will be tallied, and the hard work Congress has avoided will remain undone. America will join the world in wondering: Is that all there is? The only heroes in this tragedy are the Americans who still believe their government can eventually do the right thing. Mr. Speaker, let's show the American people that this House is still capable of doing the right thing. ____________________”