GOP Congressman on Shutdown: "Absolutely Nothing to Show For It"
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quote: “What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand.”
their: The Greenville News
their_title: Gowdy: Standoff hurt Republicans
their_url: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20131018/NEWS03/310180015/Gowdy-Standoff-hurt-Republicans
their_copy: Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy said his party’s plan to threaten a government shutdown over the 2010 health-care law was doomed from the beginning, and he wishes he’d done more to keep his colleagues from pursuing it.
theirCTA: Read the full story here.
our_copy: Gowdy was one member of the majority of Republicans who voted for the shutdown strategy. But now he’s come to regret it.