Political Quotes

“this is the 41st day of an entirely unnecessary government shutdown; a shutdown that never should have occurred; a shutdown that has caused tremendous harm to the American people, to our national security, to our entire country; a shutdown that has resulted in Federal employees being furloughed, laid off, or forced to work without compensation; a shutdown that is causing enormous uncertainty and stress for families that rely upon the SNAP program for the nutrition that they need; a shutdown that is causing families to wonder: Are they going to be able to fly to see the grandparents on Thanksgiving? A shutdown that never should have occurred. We finally have the ability tonight to end this shutdown. We have put forth, the Appropriations Committee, working in a bipartisan way with Members on both sides of the aisle and in both Chambers, a package of bills that includes a continuing resolution that will reopen government immediately once it is passed by this Senate, the House, and signed into law by the President. It is legislation that due to incredibly good work by Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Katie Britt, the White House, and many of us, will ensure that those Federal employees who have been furloughed or laid off or forced to work without pay will receive their backpay, will be recalled to their jobs if they were laid off as a result of this shutdown.”