Political Quotes

“I have up here a quote from the Washington Post from January 20, 2019. The words say: ``to refuse even to talk until the government reopens does no favors to sidelined Federal workers and contractors''--to refuse even to talk. This is a Washington Post editorial message to the Democrats. The Post says that the Democrats should welcome the President's weekend offer and return to the negotiating table to end this partial government shutdown, which is now in its fifth week. I agree. It is time to end this stalemate. It is time to talk, and it is time to vote. The title of the editorial was ``Make a deal. Save the dreamers''-- make a deal. Divided government is often messy business. It is also serious business. It is what the American people have voted for and what we have seen more often than not in this country. Politically, there really are no winners and losers in this arena. What I worry about is the American people. Nobody wins in terms of a shutdown. The Senate will vote tomorrow on commonsense, compromise legislation to secure the border, reopen the government, as well as to address what I believe are key immigration issues for the country. We do have a national security and a humanitarian crisis at our southern border. President Trump has, again, requested $5.7 billion. That is one one-thousandth of the Federal spending. He has requested the money for a steel barrier system. The southern border is almost 2,000 miles.…”