Obama: Republicans’ Shutdown Hurting Farmers, Oil Industry

Obama: Republicans' Shutdown Hurting Farmers, Oil Industry

OBAMA: "You've got farmers who are waiting for loans right now and they cannot be processed. The Republican Party says that the party looks out for farmers, I happen to disagree; I think farmers have done real good under my administration. But having said that, why would you keep the government shut down and those farmers not getting loans while we're having the discussions you just talked about?

You know, the Republicans say they are very concerned about drilling. They say Obama has been restricting oil production despite the fact that oil production is the highest level it's been in years and is continuing to zoom up. They say the Democrats are holding back oil production in this country. Well, you know, one of the things that happens when the government shut down is, new drilling permits aren't processed."