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        “We have to start more precisely                             “As I’ve said before, if we

        identifying individuals, whether                              want to get things done

        Republican or Democrat, that                                  in Washington, we must

        understand what the business                                work together. We cannot
        community is all about.”                                     allow a few irresponsible


        —American Trucking Associations President Bill graves,           members of the U.S.
        remarking on the group’s intention to look past party labels
        when making political contributions.                         House of Representatives


                    “I’m going                                         to play games with our
                                                                              nation’s future.”

                to attempt to                                       —u.s senator Mark pryor (D-Ark.) commenting on the
                                                                    bipartisan agreement he negotiated with fellow centrist
                                                                    colleagues in the U.S. Senate that reopened the federal
             download every                                         government and extended the nation’s borrowing authority
                                                                    into early next year.

           movie ever made,                                                 “I really believe we can



           and you’re going                                         work and get a sustainable
                                                                                        funding source.”

           to try to sign up                                        —Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

                                                                    Chairman, u.s. senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), speaking
            for Obamacare,                                          on the prospect of Congress’s ability to identify and
                                                                    implement a sustainable funding mechanism for the
                                                                    highway trust fund.

               and we’ll see                                           “I am not a



              which happens                                             crImInal.”


                         first.”                                    —senate Majority leader harry reid (D-Nev.) responding


                                                                    to being labeled as the “villain of villains” by house
                                                                    Republicans, who Reid claimed were too mad at him
        —The Daily Show host Jon stewart, opening a laptop and issuing   personally for not giving into their demands to repeal or
        a challenge to health and human Services Secretary Kathleen   delay obamacare in order ot reopen the government.
        Sebelius.



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