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I think most of us want to be able to just not only quiet that, but just make clear that is not only not going to happen — it is an option that has been taken off the table.

I'd like to see more, and I believe that if we don't stand up for our powers under the Constitution, nobody else will.

There is also what we call the VOICE of the Inupiat, another group similarly situated--all Alaska Natives, all from this area. They were established to speak with a unified voice for the Native people on the North Slope, to preserve the…

To accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong.

People who feel very strongly about this will feel like they’ve been duped if the justice department claims we can’t release anything because of an active investigation.

It's one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal through the courts to say, no, this can't be done.

It’s one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal through the courts to say, no, this can’t be done.

We're all afraid . . .

This is not good. This is not good from a governance perspective. This doesn’t reflect well on anybody and it is hurting real people [in] real time, so let’s figure out a way to end it.

There is talking going on.

I think it’s time for both Republicans and Democrats to be sitting down together to talk about, how do we end this impasse?

They’re seeing the impact of a government shutdown on them and their families that is personal and with potential for really harmful impacts.

Everything still seems to be the same, except it’s not. Except most of these people aren’t getting paid.

Yeah, there’s a lack of trust.

If you're a Democrat, you're looking at it and you say, 'Why? Why am I going to try to be helpful if Mr. Vought at OMB is just going to do a back-door move and rescind what we've been working on?'

I want to let people know back home that means that that bill, the ARTIST bill that we have been trying to get moved for a long time, just passed the U.S. Senate. So I want to thank my colleague from California, my friend from California…

The strength of our democracy rests on the public’s trust in equal justice under law.

Former FBI Director James Comey, like any American, is entitled to the presumption of innocence and a fair trial.