Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as the world now knows, over the weekend, Congress passed a short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. I want to commend Speaker McCarthy and the Members of the House on both sides of the aisle for finding a path forward to keep the government open for the next 45 days while the two Chambers advance full-year appropriations bills. The failure to advance those bills was, in fact, the reason why we came up against the end of the fiscal year deadline and had to resort to a short-term continuing resolution. Now, I have made my feelings about government shutdowns crystal clear. They don't save any money. They don't solve any problems, and the same problems that caused you to shut down the government are still there staring you in the face when you reopen. They are not in anyone's best interest, unless you are concerned primarily with politics and the blame game. When the government shuts down, millions of federal workers are left without being paid. Now, that doesn't mean they don't have to continue doing their jobs. It just means they won't get paid. That includes members of the military, our frontline border security personnel, and so many others. I am glad their families don't have to confront the reality of a shutdown today. Beyond the impact on individual workers, shutdowns impact critical functions of the Federal Government. Immigration court hearings are canceled, resulting in an even greater backlog of pending cases.…”