Political Quotes

“we are now in the longest government shutdown in American history--39 days--and all across our country, Americans are paying the price. More than 600,000 Federal workers have been furloughed. Air traffic controllers, Federal law enforcement officers, Border Patrol and TSA agents, U.S. attorneys, Capitol Police, and the staff here in this Chamber show up every day to work, and they are not getting paid. Federal courts are running limited options. SNAP benefits are only partially being issued. Head Start grants are on hold. Small business loans are frozen. Aircraft inspections are delayed. Veterans' transition assistance is disrupted. National Guard training is postponed. Every one of these examples represents real people, hard-working Americans who are being harmed by this shutdown. Thirty-seven percent of Americans cannot cover a $400 emergency using cash, savings, or a credit card that they can pay off quickly. They need to borrow from their friends or their family. They need to take out a loan, or they need to sell something. And 12 percent--12 percent--of those folks couldn't even pay at all without borrowing or selling.”