Quotes of the Day

Wednesday, Mar. 02, 2011

Open quoteThe American people's priorities are clear. They want to keep the government open, and they want to cut spending.Close quote

  • MICHAEL STEEL,
  • spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, on Congress's narrow avoidance of a government shutdown; on Tuesday it agreed to a two-week funding extension that also includes $4 billion in spending cuts
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