On the recordJanuary 20, 2018
as a native West Virginian, I want to say how proud I am of our colleague, Mr. Manchin. Perhaps you have heard the old saying: I am Tom Carper or I am so- and-so, and I approve this message. We do a lot of that on political campaigns. Well, I approve of much of what Joe says, and today is no exception. My wife and I like to go to movies. We don't get to see much of them, but over the holidays we had a chance to see a couple of them. One of the best movies of this past year was a movie about World War II Britain, ``Churchill.'' I am reminded, as we wander through this impasse, of two things Churchill said. About democracy, he said, ``Democracy is the worst form of government [devised by man] except for all the [rest].'' Think about that. This is a hard way to govern, and we have proved it again. A lot of democracies around the world prove it again year after year after year. Churchill knew we saved their behinds over in Britain in World War II. We came to the rescue and helped turn the tide. He was always grateful for that, but he used to like to poke fun at our country. Another great Churchill quote was about America. He said this about America: ``You can always count on America to do the right thing in the end, after trying everything else.'' Think about that. This situation we are in right now with the shutdown--a lot of people are calling it the Trump shutdown--whatever you call it, I think it cries out for leadership.…
