Political Quotes

“I want to take a moment to talk a little bit about the shutdown. We are in day 33, since the shutdown began. The House and Senate came together originally with bipartisan budgets to try to resolve this. But then on that fateful day, President Trump said that he will take the mantle and he would shut down the government over border security. Over 2 weeks ago, I met with TSA, PASS, and Department of Corrections employees, and they told me their stories about not being able to make a mortgage; about not being able to have healthcare and childcare; about those facing diabetes and cancer. Last week, I returned back to the TSA in their break room to speak with workers about how we were going to transport people to and from work, waiving tolls, addressing diabetes, and childcare, once again. This past week, I joined Second Harvest Food Bank to help feed Federal employees because the United States Government is not paying them. Our Federal workers are about to miss their second paycheck. Mr. Speaker, I ask the President: How long will TSA protect our airports without pay; how long will the IRS workers clock in to timely process our tax refunds if they are not getting a paycheck; and how long will U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents protect our very border that we are debating without getting paid? {time} 1045 We can debate and negotiate over border security. But why, Mr. President, must you hold nearly 800,000 Federal workers and their families hostage?…”