As the government shut down this week, the political echo chamber
certainly did not. Here are some of the best quotes about the shutdown.
“The American people in the greatest land, the greatest country in the world, deserve to have their government open, and they deserve to know where their members stand. Do you stand with your country? Do you stand for your country? Or do you want to take it down this evening? Stand up for your country. Stand up for America. Stand with us this evening and keep this government going. In the name of fairness.”
— Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), on the House floor.
“If the speaker were to do what I just talked about, the government would be up and running by dinner time.”
— White House press secretary Jay Carney, at a White House briefing.
“Sen. Ted Cruz is going to pick his favorite federal agencies to keep open? Come on.”
— Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),.
“We’re here to say to the Senate Democrats, come and talk to us. This is how we resolve our differences and can work our way out of this kind of situation.”
— House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), in a half-empty conference room.
“They will not negotiate. We had a nice conversation, a polite conversation, but at some point we’ve got to allow the process that our founders gave us to work out.”
— House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), at the White House.
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Source : http://www.politico.com/gallery/2013/10/shutdown-25-great-quotes/001338-019087.html
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