Quote of the Day 10/15/2013

I think politically that’s an extremely dangerous thing to do. And I don’t think it will work … I think it will only damage the economy and hurt a lot of innocent people.

-Congressman Tom Cole, speaking in August about a proposal to shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act. In late September, he joined every other House Republican in voting to do just that (Source: http://bit.ly/194olJg).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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