Political Quotes

“More Democrat leaders are finding their voices and courage to speak out against the continued shutdown of government services by Senate Majority Leader Reid. This was evident on Wednesday as District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray crashed a Senate Democratic press conference near the Capitol. Mayor Gray took the opportunity to ask a simple and logical question of the Senate: Would the Senate vote on the House-passed measure to permit the District of Columbia to utilize tax revenues it collects to fund municipal services during this shutdown? This measure, H.J. Res. 71, passed the House more than a week ago with support from Washington Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and other Democrats in the House. This targeted appropriations bill, like the many others the House has passed with bipartisan support, still languishes in the Senate. When the Mayor approached Senator Reid to discuss the funding for the District of Columbia, the Senate Majority Leader replied: I am on your side, okay? Don't screw it up. Mr. Speaker, I am not sure whose side the Senate Majority Leader is on, but it has not been on the side of the American people. ____________________”