I implore our colleagues in the Senate to stand up for the American people and our Constitution, reject this CR and put a freeze on this blank check.

The funding freeze must end, and these draconian cuts must be stopped.

Decisions about the investments we make cannot be entrusted in one single officeholder.

You're lying. I'm a veteran. You don't give me a (EXPLETIVE DELETED) about me.

Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11 CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass.

We will reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House.

The Republican bill is a terrible option.

I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country, to minimize the harms to the American people.

while the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse.

While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse.

But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.

For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option.

I happen to believe very much that President Trump supports our Constitution.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House.

Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to pass the House CR.

Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort. But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their Continuing Resolution without any input from Congressional Democrats.

It’s ridiculous for Republicans to try to blame the party that’s the minority everywhere.

Today we lost a dedicated progressive leader in Raúl Grijalva.