12/08/2013
https://congress.gov...
"We are not investing in America's infrastructure the way our competitor nations are around the world."
"The Republican-caused government shutdown is irresponsible, causing credible economic hardships to the public servants you have put out of work."
"Our Nation is already threatened with a credit downgrade, close to the point of default, because the Republicans have linked their shutdown now to the debt limit."
"the Republicans are saying the sequestration, which they created, which has cut your budget back to below 2008 year levels, is politically motivated"