Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the consolidated package of six appropriations bills and reopen the federal government. This unprecedented shutdown has ground our country to a halt. Every day this shutdown continues, families in my district suffer a cruel fate. From missed paychecks, uncertainty in food benefits, to delays in critical efforts that protect the health and safety of our country. The shutdown impacts Universities conducting critical research, in my region, at the University of Toledo. Twenty-five percent of the University of Toledo's research awards are from agencies affected by the shutdown. Anticipated grants are now delayed. This week, nine of UT's researchers on aerospace projects for NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will be placed on leave without pay. Aquatic ecologists fighting invasive Asian carp in the Great Lakes have been put on hold. The health of the Great Lakes is in danger. This is not the time to risk the vitality of our region on partisan bickering. I would like to include in the Record the following article about the impacts of the shutdown on EPA inspectors unable to protect our water. I call on all my colleagues to support this effort and reopen government. [From the New York Times, Jan. 9, 2019] Shutdown Means E.P.A.…”