Political Quotes

“I rise following our 11th vote earlier today to reopen government and end the senseless chaos and the pain of this shutdown. Why won't the Republicans take yes for an answer? Why won't they provide relief for the hardworking Americans suffering in their own communities? It is important to note, Madam Speaker, that on every occasion we have presented to the floor initiatives that had been passed by the Republicans in the Senate, just their own bills, sending them back to them, and they have said no, or their bills acted upon by a bipartisan group in the House, our most recent contribution to send over to the Senate, and they have said no. And today, in the simplest--the simplest--of resolutions, we said please vote ``yes'' for $12 billion for disaster assistance--we all know that we have to do that--and open up the government for 2 weeks in order to have a discussion of how best to protect our borders. And they said no.…”