Rick Scott: “I want to, first off, thank my colleague from Wisconsin. You know, not only has he worked hard to try to do what all…”

“I want to, first off, thank my colleague from Wisconsin. You know, not only has he worked hard to try to do what all Republicans have been doing to open up this government; he has also worked his tail off to try to get people paid. It is hard for me to believe that the Democrats don't want to pay people that are working. I mean, I don't care whether, you know, it is the military or the FAA or people that work here on the Senate floor, the people who work in our offices, Capitol Police, everybody should get paid. There is nobody that shouldn't get paid. I want to thank my colleague for working his tail off for trying to make that happen, and I am really disappointed that my Democratic colleagues are not willing to do that. Here is where we are. The government has been shut down for 39 days because of Democrats--not Republicans. Republicans voted to open up the government; Democrats voted to shut down the government. We voted time and time again. Republicans have voted to open the government, and Democrats have voted to shut down the government and not pay food stamps, our troops, our air traffic controllers, or Capitol Police, the people that take care of us. I have also tried to pass my 'No Budget, No Pay' bill.”