Political Quotes

“today is day 9 of the government shutdown. House Republicans piously blame everyone except themselves, but there is no mystery about what is happening. It is very simple: They continue to refuse to permit a vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government operating for one reason-- they disagree with one law, the Affordable Care Act. That law, debated for months, voted on dozens of times, signed into law by the President, and ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court, will finally make it possible for tens of millions of uninsured Americans to obtain affordable health insurance, including those with pre-existing conditions. House Republicans and a handful of tea party Senators don't like it, and they have used all kinds of scare tactics to try to derail it. Yet, millions of Americans who know better, who want to protect their families, have already shown that they want to sign up. Unyielding in their opposition, tea party members of Congress, for whom ``compromise'' is a dirty word, are on a crusade to hold the Federal government hostage until the Affordable Care Act is repealed. It is a form of extortion that has no place in a democracy. Then, after a couple of days of angry phone calls from outraged constituents, in an attempt to blunt the criticism, the House Republican leadership abruptly changed course and decided to pick and choose which government agencies and programs to fund.…”