This is about courage. Courage is required when you deal with people who don’t care about other people. Republicans want us to turn our backs on Americans who need health care. #governmentshutdown
They want us to turn our backs on young Americans brought here from other countries as children. Republicans want us to turn our backs on people who need education – the very key to opportunity and prosperity. They want us to abandon the very ideals at the core of America.
And it takes COURAGE to stand up to them. Democrats in Congress must stand up to Republicans in order to stand up for the American people. What Republicans are trying to do is sick. It’s harmful and offensive to the majority of Americans.
It’s up to Democrats to protect the people from this mean-spirited Republican plan. It is cruel and harmful. Democrats must come out and say WHY it’s harmful. They must make it clear why they will not go along with the Republican plan to hurt people.
They need to make it clear that – if it’s a choice between letting the Republicans fail to run the government or letting Republicans harm the people – then we will let Republicans fail to run the government.
We must protect the American people from harm, no matter the consequences. If Republicans shut down the government, it will be because they want to harm people and we won’t let them.
This is a #RepublicanShutdown
