"I will not support a cut in PEPFAR, which is a program that has saved literally millions of lives and has been extremely effective and well-run."
"it’s hard to imagine a justification"
"PEPFAR cuts make no sense to me whatsoever, given the extraordinary record of PEPFAR in saving lives."
"it looks like he is being manhandled and physically removed and it’s hard to imagine a justification for that."
"It is leading to scientists leaving the United States for opportunities in other countries. It’s causing clinical trials to be halted and promising medical research to be abandoned."
"As the senator representing … the oldest state in the nation, this is a particular concern."
"I certainly would not support cutting Medicare benefits."
"I strongly oppose the Department of Labor's directive to pause operations at Job Corps centers in Maine and across the country."
"there hasn’t been a successful rescission package in many, many years."
"We’re still talking with the parliamentarian about what can and can’t be done."
"I'm still looking at it because it kept changing up until literally the very minute it passed."
"I have said and made clear that I do not want to take away Medicaid benefits."
"The administration's new budget seeks to eliminate what is truly a critical program."
"We are facing a crisis."
"This raises questions about whether the administration would be in compliance with the gift law."
"It’s certainly my inclination to run and I’m preparing to do so."
"I always run on my own record, and that’s what I will do this time."
"Is she running?"