; Whereas Representative Mike Simpson said on January 23, 2019, that this shutdown is stupid ; Whereas Senator Susan Collins said on January 23, 2019, shutdowns represent the ultimate failure to govern and should never be used as a weapon to achieve an outcome ; and Whereas Senator Lamar Alexander said on January 24, 2019, it is always wrong for either side to use shutting down the Government as a bargaining chip in budget negotiations—it should be as off-limits as chemical weapons are to warfare : Now, therefore, be it