the U.S. Senate race in Texas must be about more than a petty feud between two men who have spent months trading barbs.

What I’m saying is we have to keep the lights on in the building so that we can have those discussions and debates.

We need a little more time on the clock to finish the appropriations process.

Not necessarily.

Chuck Schumer always voted for those in the past... but now suddenly he's commanding his Democrats in the Senate not to do it.

I'm telling you my position- I'm the Speaker of the House.

[Massie] doesn’t have a point.

President Trump promised to end the weaponization of government against the American people, and we are making good on that promise.

I mean, look, I’m working on the policy.

We were always planning to do that. Again, that funding runs out December 31.

There has to be reforms to that subsidy, because there’s a lot of fraud, waste and abuse involved in it.

We’re not saying that we won’t negotiate it. We’re saying turn the lights back on in Congress.

Look, Johnson’s not serious about this. He sent all his congressmen home last week and home this week.

We've been trying for months and months to sit down with them and have a serious conversation addressing America's healthcare needs, and they've refused and refused and refused.

The American people know that they're in charge — Republican president, Republican Senate, Republican House — that they have a responsibility to govern, which means sit down and talk with us so we can address these needs.

Later means never.

I believe they're going to be Illinois national guardsmen, so they're not going to be coming from out of state. I spoke to our governor yesterday, and it looks like it's going to be about 300 Illinois guardsmen who will be activated…

The reason that House Republicans are home working in their districts... is because we did that.