Do not characterize my remarks. I'm not afraid about anything.

It’s an unacceptable, unconscionable and un-American spending bill. That’s why House Democrats remain strongly opposed.

We've been very clear: we strongly oppose the reckless Republican spending bill.

Do you think that this is what the American people care about right now? Or do they want us to do everything that we can to stop this partisan and harmful Republican bill from actually becoming law?

Lawmakers must decisively reject any attempt by the fossil fuel industry to evade accountability and ensure both justice today and the right of future generations to hold polluters responsible for decades of deception.

We do not want to shutdown the government. But we are not afraid of a government funding showdown.

We strongly oppose any efforts to cut the healthcare of the American people, veterans benefits and nutritional assistance, all of which are in the partisan Republican bill.

"We've been very clear: we strongly oppose the reckless Republican spending bill," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.

We've been very clear: we strongly oppose the reckless Republican spending bill.

The bill that was strongly opposed by House Democrats is a power grab that further unleashes and entrenches Elon Musk’s efforts.

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

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

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

We simply weren’t prepared to accept the partisan GOP bill.

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.

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

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

The Republican bill is a terrible option.