Political Quotes

“we are now in the third week of President Trump's government shutdown. This is yet another manufactured, unnecessary, and irresponsible crisis from this President. This one comes at a steep, steep cost for very real people. A government shutdown ripples throughout the entire economy. It shakes consumer confidence. It impacts hard-working families. In my home State of New Mexico, almost 6,000 Federal workers have been furloughed or are working without pay, many of whom were already living paycheck to paycheck before this President's shutdown. Carol from Tijeras wrote to me: ``I feel I am being held Hostage by my government which I have always felt it was an honor to work for.'' Carol is worried about how she and her coworkers are going to pay their mortgages and their car payments if this shutdown continues. Kathy from Los Lunas wrote to me: ``I am a federal employee and I am dismayed that the president is holding us hostage. . . . He needs to quit toying with our lives and all of the public that we support and serve and end this shutdown.'' It is hard to say it any better than that. The shutdown's impacts hit far more than our Federal employees. Hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans rely on the Federal agencies that President Trump refuses to reopen. During President Trump's shutdown, our public lands have had to lock their gates or leave parks and facilities unstaffed.…”