Political Quotes

“the reason that I asked for unanimous consent to proceed with the No Argentina Bailout Act--it is a bill that I coauthored with Senators Kaine, Van Hollen, Booker, Smith, Gallego, Sanders, and Welch, and the reason for this is because, in his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to put ``America First''-- not Argentina first; America first. Right now, American families are struggling to pay for groceries and rent because of Donald Trump's chaotic tariffs and other disastrous economic policies. President Trump and congressional Republicans shut down the government because they refused to work with Democrats to pass a bipartisan budget that would protect 15 million Americans' healthcare and prevent insurance premium hikes for tens of millions more. Now, Republicans would rather shut down the government than help Americans afford healthcare. Because of the Republican shutdown, more than a quarter of a million Federal employees won't receive their scheduled paychecks. National parks are understaffed, and some are even closed entirely. Air traffic controllers and TSA agents aren't getting their paychecks, and shutdown-related staff shortages have led to flight delays. Critical government Agency functions are being affected across the board, but one government function that President Trump didn't want to shut down: sending $20 billion--American taxpayer dollars--to Argentina. That is right.…”