Political Quotes

“I want to add my voice to the growing number of Members not only here in this body but also in the Senate that are calling on Senator Reid to take action. Last week, on Wednesday, 30 freshmen and myself wrote a letter imploring Senator Reid to pass a long-term continuing resolution so that we could address the bigger issue of our fiscal year 12 budget. We said simply: We the undersigned call on you and the Senate to pass a long-term continuing resolution, a resolution that hears the calls of the American people and makes reasonable, responsible spending cuts. We have received nothing from the Senate except denials of the dire straits of our Nation's fiscal health. Mr. Reid, we are letting you know that we will rally on the Senate steps every day until you pass a long-term continuing resolution. And that's exactly what we've done every day for the past week. In fact, today will be the 8th day, in just a few minutes, that we step over to the Senate steps and call on him once again to be a leader. On Wednesday of this week, we sent another letter asking Senator Reid, if he wasn't willing to lead, to step down and allow someone in who would lead. Ninety Members signed that, and we were joined by Members of the Senate in that call asking Mr. Reid, simply: Your lack of action and absence of leadership is irresponsible. Let's take a look at the costs that we face as we are literally hours away from a government shutdown.…”