Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, the previous speaker just said that no Republican Member wants a shutdown. I have the quotes right here, which I will submit for the Record when I am done. One House Republican said: ``. . . let's shut it down.'' Another Republican colleague said: ``We should not fear a government shutdown . . . Most of the American people won't even miss it. . . .'' The leader of the Republican Party, the former President, said: ``Unless you get everything, shut it down.'' Make no mistake about it, we are here because certain Members on the other side of the aisle want a shutdown. They even said they want a shutdown. Why should we be surprised about that? Ever since I was in high school 30 years ago, we have had five government shutdowns; all five took place under House Republican leadership. When Democrats were in charge of the House, zero government shutdowns during that same time period. Now, in terms of the one Republican Member who said that the American people won't miss it if there is a government shutdown, actually here is what would happen.…”