Jerry Moran: “the fact is that while Meals on Wheels are being delivered now, they will not if we do not pass the Dole continuing…”

“the fact is that while Meals on Wheels are being delivered now, they will not if we do not pass the Dole continuing spending bill. Mr. Speaker, politics is the art of compromise. Politics should not be the tactics of terrorism. Terrorism is when you take innocent hostages, punish them to achieve an objective that you cannot otherwise achieve through legal and democratic processes. Federal employees, public civil servants, are being taken hostage, are being punished through no fault of their own, only because they choose to serve the American public and the American civil service. They are being punished, some having to work without pay, others being locked out of their jobs, being told it is illegal even to volunteer. Now, three-quarters of a million Federal employees will not be able to pay for their rent, will not be able to even provide food for their families. It is wrong. Shame on this body.”