“This mess was created by the Republicans for one purpose, and they lost. People in my district are calling in for Obamacare — affordable health care — in large numbers. These guys have lost, and they can’t figure out how to admit it… So we sit here until they figure out they fuckin’ lost.”
— Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), quoted by Slate, on when the government shutdown will end.
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