Jack Kingston: “Let me ask the gentleman, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich] has been negotiating with the White House in good faith…”

“Let me ask the gentleman, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich] has been negotiating with the White House in good faith since January. And his analogy is, it is like selling a house to somebody. They say I like your floor plan, I like your shrubbery, I like your neighborhood, I like your price, but they keep coming and coming with everything but a contract. At this point, my colleague says it is time to fish or cut bait, and they are not doing that. So here is my question. Say the White House is up to its usual tricks and they will say one thing publicly but behind the scenes not agree to a budget. What do we do in the House? Can we go ahead without a budget and pass our appropriations bills and avoid a government shutdown, or does Clinton want to have another government shutdown?”