Political Quotes

“we are in the eighth day of a completely unnecessary partial government shutdown. Last week there was an official at the White House who said they were winning the shutdown debate and they were not concerned about how long the shutdown lasts. Well, there may be Democrats and folks at the White House who are content with the current situation, but Republicans remain focused on finding a solution to reopen the government. The Republicans have offered multiple solutions to fund the government and will continue to work to find common ground while providing ObamaCare relief for middle-class Americans. Middle-class Americans deserve the same relief from ObamaCare the Democrats have already given themselves and big business. Senate Democrats even had the opportunity to give the same 1-year relief from ObamaCare to their constituents that President Obama has already given to big business. We believe this is an issue of basic fairness. We believe this law should be delayed--not just for big businesses and not just for the favored constituencies but for all Americans because of the harmful impact it is having. In fact, there is bipartisan support for giving individuals and families relief. A colleague of ours on the other side of the aisle--a Senate Democrat--recently said a delay for individuals would be very reasonable and sensible.…”