"DOGE is not a real department. It's an idea. It's an internal conversation within the White House."
"We’re not trying to put 40 pills in, trying to hide anything."
"We’re not putting any DOGE cuts in the CR."
"We’re not trying to fool you. I don’t want to give you an excuse to vote no."
"We’re going to write a CR that’s non-objectionable to every quarter as we can make it."
"The American taxpayers are tired of funding this war, and there’s no end in sight."
"I don’t believe that any of us sitting here believes that Ukraine can win this war, and the president is saying, ‘Let’s bring an end to it.’"
"I think our constituents are going to do what it takes to get America back on track. We're tired of countries taking advantage of us."
"I don’t agree. … I’m not interested in calling on the resignation of other world leaders."
"I understand Zelenskyy is rightfully concerned that Putin has violated every single agreement he’s ever signed and that he can’t be trusted."
"Putin is a murderous KGB thug that murders his political enemies and is a dictator."
"We need to get these two folks at the table, get to some kind of resolution."
"No, we’re not turning our back on Ukraine, nor should we."
"I'm not interested in calling on the resignation of other world leaders."
"I’ve never heard President Trump say, ‘I’m going to go pick on kids, and I’m going to go into a school.’"
"That's a no-go, that's a red line that we're not changing our position on and they know that."
"Cole argued that Democrats are being unreasonable by withholding support for a deal because of disagreements with Trump’s use of executive powers."
"We’re close on the numbers. We’re pretty far apart still on trying to limit presidential powers."
