The greatest amount of waste in operational history by paying people not to work.

I’m a catalyst to provide them a megaphone to lift up their voice.

Look, this isn't the way I would do it.

There was just a primal scream of folks recognizing what’s going on with the Trump administration, their authoritarian tendencies, and what they viewed was a lack of a proper response from their representatives.

Democrats had nothing to do with this bill. And we want an opportunity to get an amendment vote or two. And so that’s what we are insisting on.

It does seem the lesser of two very serious evils to go along with the CR.

They are communicating to people if you don't take the cash and get out now, you are taking the chance of being fired and playing the game of Russian Roulette that follows.

Linda McMahon might be the most unqualified person to ever speak about public schools in this nation’s history.

Saying she fired half the people but only the bad ones.

Our core mission, as we talk about in schools, is to make sure that every child gets the opportunity to learn. It's in our constitution in Minnesota.

The states can’t totally backfill everything, certainly on education.

If you just saw in a classroom surrounded by second graders, eager to learn, surrounded by professionals who have dedicated their life and their education to being there for our children and also understanding the science of learning as to…

I have not ruled it out completely.

We’re going to follow the law, sir. We’ll see you in court.

Today, I am announcing that I have made the difficult decision not to seek re-election to the Senate in 2026.

I think people want to see a vote on the 30-day CR to let the process finish. I think there's still a chance, I believe, to get something done.

There are not the votes right now to pass it.

If you are here illegally --