Vicky Hartzler: “Today is a historic day. It is the fourth day of the Democrats' government shutdown. There is a profound difference of…”

“Today is a historic day. It is the fourth day of the Democrats' government shutdown. There is a profound difference of opinion on not just ObamaCare but on the size and role of government in our lives. The future course of our country and what we look like hangs in the balance. Will we continue down the path of a bigger government that takes more of our hard- earned money, inflicts a substandard health care system on us, and tramples our rights? Or will we be a Nation of the people, by the people, and for the people that protects our rights, ensures our liberties, and allows us to keep our hard-earned money? These are big decisions. And America is watching how we, as leaders, solve these problems and come to a resolution. As Republicans, we have been here and have put forth proposal after proposal to fund the government and keep it open and protect the American people from this onerous health care law. We have sent over to the Senate numerous proposals to keep the government open while ensuring no one gets special treatment under ObamaCare. Unfortunately, Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats rebuffed every attempt to negotiate and slammed the door to talking. They went home last weekend. We stayed here and worked. They tabled each of our proposals. We appointed conferees. Harry Reid refused to appoint conferees. He has slammed the door to reopening government by refusing to talk. President Obama called Speaker Boehner to the White House yesterday.…”