Political Quotes

“I rise today to join my colleagues in calling for an end to this senseless government shutdown. I, too, want to thank my friend and colleague from New Hampshire as well as my friend from Virginia for their leadership in bringing us together tonight to speak about the need to move forward and end this shutdown. All across our country, Americans are feeling the impact of this shutdown, and government services people rely on have been put to a halt. In New Hampshire, our farmers were relieved last month at the passage of the farm bill. Now, thanks to the shutdown, they are again facing uncertainty that they may not receive the financial assistance they need to help them operate. Our craft breweries, which contribute to our economy, are unable to move forward with new projects because the brewers can't get the projects approved through the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. At the White Mountain National Forest, some visitors' services are closed, and at this amazingly beautiful national resource, trash is piling up. Additionally, the shutdown is creating safety concerns with regard to air travel. The Airline Pilots Association International recently wrote to the President to say that the shutdown is ``adversely affecting the safety, security and efficiency of our national airspace system.'' We know this shutdown is impacting our Federal workforce.…”