Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise to call on President Trump and the Senate to reopen the Federal Government immediately. A legion of Federal workers went to work again this morning with no idea how or when they will be able to pay their bills or support their families, workers like Tracy from my hometown of Amsterdam, New York. Tracy has worked for the USDA for more than three decades helping upstate New York farmers, with nowhere else to turn, find the funds they need to stay afloat for another season. She says: ``When you start to lose farms, equipment dealers go out of business. Everybody suffers--the charities, the churches. If you can't pay your bills, you can't go to the local pancake breakfast on Sunday'' to help a not-for-profit. This weekend, bitter cold hit New York's capital region. Tracy tells me she hasn't gone down to the basement because she is afraid to see the level of heating oil left in her tank. Just as tough is the mental toll this shutdown is taking. Until recently, Tracy was furloughed. Now she is working, working without pay. She worries about the farmers who rely on USDA loans to get seed and fertilizer for the coming season. When asked what she would say if she were standing here in this spot today, she said: ``We need to take care of one another. It doesn't matter what party you are.…”