Political Quotes

“following up with what the majority leader just said, I have here the Washington Post from this morning, and they have an editorial. And what they have in bold print says: Democratic leaders play a dangerous game. That is what the Democrats are doing. We just heard the majority leader talk about what we are trying to do, what we are facing, how Chuck Schumer is being held hostage by the liberal groups that set up the war room with him. And what we see is a dangerous game being played and threats to the American people. This goes on to say: There is a clean funding bill on the table. This is the Washington Post, this morning. There is a clean funding bill on the table. Only a handful of Senate Democrats need to vote for it. The minority leader is leading the Democratic Party into a box canyon. You can't get out, and it is a dangerous game. And it is not just dangerous for them; it is dangerous for the American people. That is where the danger lies. So I come to the floor because the American people are facing an immediate crisis, and they know why. Anybody watching knows why. It is because Senate Democrats have now voted five times against a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution that would open the government today. This is day 8 of the Schumer shutdown--day 8. The country is held hostage by the Democrats, and they are playing a dangerous game. This isn't a game, but that is what the Democrats have turned it into.”