Political Quotes

“someone asked me today: Since Senate Democrats keep moving the goalpost on DHS funding, what kind of frustration is there among Republicans? I replied: Ask the American people how frustrated they are. Americans are being hurt for some political gain that some Senate Democrats seem to enjoy. This is the New Orleans Airport. These are the lines. At one point, it was out of the building and into the parking garage. That is on the second floor. They had to come through the parking garage, through the second floor, and down to the mezzanine level in order to get into this line. It was a 5-hour wait for people to be able to go through the TSA checkpoint. At that point, people had missed their flights. You came to the airport 3 hours early, and you missed your flight after standing in that line. Now, I am just asking the folks at the airport who came to visit New Orleans--maybe a destination wedding, something for their family, and then they return to whatever State they are from, having a great time-- call up the Senate Democrats who are opposing ending the shutdown. By the way, the rate of callouts from TSA staff exceeded 40 percent over the weekend. You know, they have bills to pay. I am not quite sure what they are doing. It could be that they are driving for Uber or they are driving for Lyft. They are trying to pay their bills. That is the issue here. By the way, it is not just TSA agents.…”