
We are going to take legal action to make sure that there are legal consequences for making these decisions.
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We are going to take legal action to make sure that there are legal consequences for making these decisions.

One thing we did not do was offer an alternative. One thing we did not do was articulate the terms for the American people.

This is a direct attack and a direct assault on law enforcement.

I can make it fast or slow. I am joining all of my colleagues to advocate for this bill. One-third of the Virginia population is a resident of the DC metro area and enjoys this Capital, and 150,000 Virginians come to work in DC every day…

But once you draw first blood on us, we're coming back hard. And I will be leading the resistance on policies like these where you're hurting New Yorkers directly.

There is a huge disconnect between the reality we know that New Yorkers are facing and the perception of reality out of the White House.

I'm here to say New York hasn't labored under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not gonna start now.

We offered up an olive branch. [We said] 'We'll work with you on infrastructure. Let's redo Penn Station'.

I also want to thank my dear friend from Maine. She is moving back up much higher on all of our lists for being willing to step up and help correct this. You know, we all want what the President wants. The President wants our Nation's…

When those individuals marched, there wasn’t one voice. There was a collective courage of that group that changed the world.

We’re stuck with two bad choices presented by a unified Republican front.

I have total respect for the folks who reached another conclusion, and the idea that they would have had a shutdown that would have put us into the abyss with, unfortunately, parts of this administration, doesn’t follow the law.

There was a collective courage of that group that changed the world.

These are two horrible options. … He did what was right. That’s what a leader does.

I rise to discuss the House continuing resolution that will be before this body over the next couple of days, and I want to begin by talking about a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting that we had yesterday morning at 9:30 a.m. So if…