Political Quotes

“let me add my voice to the eloquent and powerful remarks made by our majority leader and the Senator from New York, who have rightly deemed this House proposal an obstacle-- indeed, an obstructionist move--designed to perpetuate and not end the shutdown, and to block and not enable our efforts to reach a bipartisan compromise which would allow America to continue paying its bills on time. Those two goals--ending the shutdown and enabling America to pay its bills on time--are the predominant objectives we must have as a bipartisan effort goes forward here in the Senate. This House proposal is doomed to failure. It would be a failure not just for the legislative process, not for the political actors here, but a failure for America. I am reminded of the remarks so well made more than 10 days ago by the majority leader about one aspect of the effects of this shutdown on an industry very important to his State of Nevada and very important to the Presiding Officer's State of Hawaii--the tourism, lodging, and hotel industry. That impact is devastating. As their Senator, I have heard this morning from staff and employees of the Starwood Hotels based in Stamford, CT, who have written to Members of Congress about the effects they see to their company and to others like theirs in this industry--hotel and tourism--which is vital to the State of Connecticut. In fact, we invest constructively and positively in promoting our State's tourism industry.…”