Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I just heard Leader McConnell, my good friend, rail on and on. First, he doesn't agree with Nancy Pelosi on the wall. That is a surprise. Second, he doesn't like the fact that we want to get a vote to open up the government before we move forward on S. 1. We know that. His arguments are getting kind of old and stale. I will say to the leader, very simply--you may disagree with us: Open the government. Open the government. You can do it, Leader McConnell. All your blaming and flailing isn't going to open the government. We all know Donald Trump is the obstacle here. You know it. I know it. We all know it. The only way to help all the folks who need help is to open the government. There are a good number of Republicans on your side who have advocated that already. To hold the government hostage, you are losing the argument. You are losing it with the public. An overwhelming majority of Americans think the government should not be shut down over a wall. Even a substantial number of people who support the wall say: Don't shut down the government to get the wall. We have problems on the border. A lot of Americans don't think it is a crisis that demands hurting our economy and our government. Leader McConnell, we know you disagree with Leader Pelosi and me on what should be border security. We know you think we should pass S. 1 before we open up the government. Leader, you--you--can open the government.…”