Political Quotes

“my colleague from Vermont, Senator Bernie Sanders, wrote what I feel was a terrific op-ed about why we should not and do not need to close down the government, why we can do our work and why we should, and that people rely on us, too. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the op-ed be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Washington Post, Jan. 8, 2018] It's on Republicans To Stop a Shutdown (By Bernie Sanders) I do not know why President Trump and the Republican Party--which controls the White House, the Senate and the House--are so willing to shut down the government. Maybe they think it will be good for them politically. Maybe they believe the chaos created by a government shutdown would be a welcome distraction from the ongoing Russia investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Whatever the motives of the Republican leadership, one thing is clear: A government shutdown would be disastrous for the American people. A shutdown would harm tens of millions of working-class families who would be unable to access vital services. It would disrupt the lives of hundreds of thousands of federal employees who would not receive the paychecks they expected. It would endanger members of the U.S. military who are putting their lives on the line defending our nation.…”