Political Quotes

“This is the ninth day of the unnecessary government shutdown and the 12th time we've made a motion to bring a clean continuing resolution to the floor--12 times to allow this House to vote on a measure that has passed the Senate, 12 times to allow the House to vote on a budget figure that the Republicans asked for and that has already passed this House--a measure that, based on public statements by Members of this body, would pass and reopen the government immediately. Across my district and across the country, workers have been furloughed, and veterans and seniors are seeing their earned benefits delayed. People in Connecticut and across America are suffering the consequences of this reckless, unnecessary shutdown in very real ways. For months, groups in Connecticut that partner with NIH to conduct research that we need to find breakthrough treatments for children and adults with cancer have been asking that we end the budget sequester. Last week, university hospitals and researchers like those in my State came together to oppose the piecemeal approach, and they asked this House to end the government shutdown. The shutdown means that loans for small businesses to help them grow and create jobs are being delayed. In fact, the average loans for small businesses approved per day in my district are $188,000, and those businesses put those loans to work in creating jobs, ordering new equipment, exporting their goods, but they can't when the SBA is shut down.…”