Tim Kaine actually said...

Regardless of the magnitude of the harm, would a government shutdown, under current circumstances, be harmful to the economy?

I do not know of a single Democratic member of the Senate or House who has blocked us from going to a budget conference.

The public does not have a high opinion of the Congress--so this would just be one other example of the malfunctioning of the legislative pr...

Until then, I think it would be very difficult to explain a plan to middle-class Americans that asks them to sacrifice but gives the wealthi...