Political Quotes

“Republicans control every level of the Federal Government. They hold majorities in the House and the Senate. They have the Presidency. Yet the very people--the Republicans--who set the agenda in Washington and have majorities in both the House and the Senate are desperately trying to convince the American people that a government shutdown should be blamed on anyone else but them. Give me a break. Nobody wants a shutdown except, maybe, the President, who seems to relish a government shutdown as a way of ``shaking things up,'' regardless of who gets hurt. Members of Congress should know better, and Republicans should get down to business and negotiate with Democrats in good faith. Republicans in the House and Senate have brought us to the brink of a shutdown because they are terrified of the ideological extremists in their own party who reject even the most reasonable bipartisan compromises. They are terrified of a mercurial President, who changes his mind on a whim, who explodes at even the most minor slights, and who has repeatedly said that maybe we need a good government shutdown so he can get his vanity wall. Donald Trump and the Republicans will be held responsible for any government shutdown. They have created this situation, and the American people will hold them accountable. Democrats have been open and transparent about the things we are fighting for.…”