“I think it will harm the Tea Party people and I hope it adversely affects their influence over Congress.”

— Chester Sullivan, retired, Lawrence

“I think it will hurt our economy.”

— Mike Fisher, retired, Linwood

“It won’t change much as far as gridlock, except for the Republican Party being more unpopular.”

— Matt Lord, stay-at-home dad, Lawrence

“All they did was postpone a serious resolution. I think it will happen again.”

— John Stallwitz, retired, Dublin, Calif.