Government cannot close down the assembly line.

What lesser action can there be?

If you actually fire these people, won't it put your air traffic control system in a hole for years to come?

I must tell those who fail to report for duty this morning they are in violation of the law.

I believe that there are a great many of those people who have been swept up in this and probably have not really considered the result.

The strength of our Federal system is that it allows local communities to make decisions that best reflect their needs.

The people of this country are saying that we've been on a road that they don't want to stay on.

I wish I could interest San Diego in taking over Amtrak.

We have no intention of any of those cuts ever reflecting against or making it difficult for some person with real need.

We've got to prove that what we said about it is true; it'll work.

This truly was a bipartisan thing.

The ultimate objective...is to use block grants...as a bridge, leading to the day when you'll have not only the responsibility for the programs that properly belong at the State level.