Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this afternoon Senate Democrats will have the opportunity to vote to reopen the government when the Senate takes up the President's compromise proposal. I hope they are as serious about ending the shutdown as they have claimed to be. Unfortunately, they haven't looked too serious over the past month. Democratic leaders have spent a lot of time talking about ending the partial shutdown, but they have absolutely refused to engage in any genuine negotiations to reopen the government. Democrats don't seem to understand that when there is a disagreement, both sides have to give a little in order to get things resolved. If we are going to get the government reopened, then both Democrats and the President are going to have to compromise. The President understands this. He has repeatedly made it clear that he is willing to negotiate. On Saturday, he put forward a genuine compromise--legislation that addresses his border security priorities and some of Democrats' most important immigration priorities. Unfortunately, Democrats' reaction was less than promising. The Speaker of the House labeled the compromise a ``nonstarter'' before she had even seen it. But, of course, she offered no replacement. President Trump offered a proposal that he believed would address some of the Democrats' concerns. If Democrats didn't like that proposal, then they could have offered an alternative--one that addressed their concerns and attempted to address some of the President's concerns.…”