10/05/2009
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"My job as leader is to lead the party and if there’s going to be danger in the near future, to protect the party."
"There are no winners in a government shutdown. It’s not really a decision, it’s a Hobson’s choice: Either proceed with the bill before us or risk Donald Trump throwing America into the chaos of a shut..."
"Clearly, this is a Hobson’s choice; the CR is a bad bill. But as bad as the CR is, I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option."
"The potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."