John Barrasso: “the American people know our government is too big, and it spends too much. The American people want to see an end to…”

“the American people know our government is too big, and it spends too much. The American people want to see an end to this wasteful Washington spending. They want Washington to work for them, not for Washington. President Trump shares those views, and he wants government to work both efficiently and effectively. He is putting a stop to waste, to fraud, and to abuse. Democrats in this body are now, believe it or not, threatening a shutdown--a shutdown of the Government of the United States. Shutting down the government is not an outcome that President Trump wants. It is not an outcome that any of the Republicans want. It costs money to shut down the government; and then it costs even more money to open the government again. These shutdown-Democrats are acting irresponsibly. Why are they doing it? Because they want to defend the wasteful Washington spending that has gotten the American people so upset. What kind of waste have people been finding? Let me point out, Mr. President, what we have been seeing that President Trump and those working with him have been able to find in terms of government waste: $2 million to develop sustainable recycle models in the Balkans; $19 million on biodiversity conversations--conversations on biodiversity in Nepal; $47 million to improve learning outcomes in Asia; $1.5 million on ``voter confidence'' in Liberia, Africa; $21 million for voter turnout in India. That is why the Democrats want to shut down the government.…”