Shutdown Drama
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said “I ask the American people to understand this: The only people in the way of keeping the Government open are Senate Democrats.”
“Whether there is a Government shutdown or not is entirely up to them,” he continued.
Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner said “these issues are not going away and need to be addressed immediately.”
“He has to decide whether he wants to be President and engage in necessary compromise, or continue offering commentary from the sidelines,” they said.
Democrats blame lack of negotiation as the main reason for the standoff.
“We don’t have a reliable partner at the White House to negotiate with,” Sen. Lindsey Graham said. “This has turned into an s-show for no good reason.”
Another Democrat Charles Schumer seemed to reiterate what his colleague said.
“The one thing standing in our way is the unrelenting flow of chaos from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue,” Schumer said. “It has reduced the Republicans to shambles. We barely know who to negotiate with.”
The move was now in the Democrats half, what they do could determine the Government’s next move and the fate of the Country.
