Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today with a pretty simple message for House leadership: You can end this Republican shutdown today. Just simply let the House vote. On issue after issue after issue, when the House has acted, the Senate has responded with a vote, either with a vote for or against a tabling motion or a vote for or against legislation, but we have taken a vote. We simply ask the House to do the same. By scheduling a vote on the Senate-passed plan--the continuing resolution--Speaker Boehner can ensure that more than 800,000 workers, including tens of thousands in my home State of Ohio, can get back to work. By scheduling a vote on the Senate-passed bill, he can reopen the government without rehashing old political fights; then get down to business--deal with the debt limit--then get down to business and make decisions about immigration, make decisions about jobs, make decisions about what we are going to do with the budget. I do not think we have ever, Mr. Speaker, seen one faction of one party of one chamber of one branch of government hold the entire country and economic recovery of our Nation hostage--a faction of one party of one house of one branch of government hold the country hostage. Do not take my word for it.…”