Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I come to the floor tonight to talk about hostages, seven hostages--seven spending bills that have come through this Republican-led Chamber, bills the House is ready to move forward on that have, ironically, been taken hostage by the Republican leadership of the Senate and the President of the United States. Those seven hostages, those spending bills, the House has said: Well, Mr. President, we have a difference of opinion that has to be worked out, and that is Homeland Security. So let's continue that debate while setting the other six free--freedom for six bills passed by the Republican-led Senate so we can put America back to work. It sounds like a pretty good idea, but good ideas and common sense seem to be victims--victims of this Presidential temper tantrum over a symbol on the southern border. So it shut down nine Cabinet Departments: Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Homeland Security, Housing, Interior, State, Transportation, and the Treasury--affecting all kinds of everyday functions for Americans. The local schools keep functioning. They figure it out. The local city doesn't shut down. The county doesn't shut down. Has your State shut down? I don't think so. So why this childish behavior, why this incompetence, why this disregard for the quality of life for Americans? There are 800,000 workers who are either instructed to work without pay or who are instructed to go on furlough. We are all affected.…”