From Senator Lamar Alexander - Shutting
down the government of the United States of America should never ever
be a bargaining chip for any issue. Period. It should be to governing as
chemical warfare is to real warfare. It should be banned.
More than 50 senators last night, including almost all Republicans and 5 Democrats, voted to keep the government open. The president has said he would sign the continuing resolution to keep the government open. The Democrats are closing down the government because they want a result on an important issue, and they want it now.
More than 50 senators last night, including almost all Republicans and 5 Democrats, voted to keep the government open. The president has said he would sign the continuing resolution to keep the government open. The Democrats are closing down the government because they want a result on an important issue, and they want it now.
The American people sent us here to make the government work for them,
not to shut it down. That should be unthinkable. That should be like
chemical warfare. We should never even consider that. So I urge my
friends on the other side, let Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer—who
are veteran senators, they respect this institution, they're friends
with all of us, they're able to make a decision—let them sit down
themselves and find an agreement to get this government back open. Let's
go to work on the two-year budget agreement, the children's health
insurance program, on lowering the cost of health insurance for people
buying insurance in the individual market, on the DACA bill and on
disaster relief. Let's get that done in a very short period of time.
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