"I am not going to hide the truth. This provision was unknown to me when I voted for that, and when I found out that provision was in the bill, I immediately reached out to my Senate counterparts and t..."
"I get that you get an applause line when you call me a fascist, but I’m not. I am not a fascist, I’m an American, and I would never call you something like that."
"I would say that is not the majority opinion of most Nebraskans, however. Next question."
"I believe in the rule of law. I’ve taken an oath as an attorney, I’ve taken an oath as a state senator, I’ve taken an oath as a member of Congress, and I support our court system, and I do believe tha..."
"I think there are enough Republicans to stop the process."
"Listen, in the House, President Trump can threaten to primary [holdouts], and those guys want to keep their seats. I understand the pressure. Can’t pressure me that way."
"Despite what you told me last week, that you have no intention of eliminating this program, you fired the entire office responsible for carrying it out."
"Somebody’s got to be the dad that says, ‘I know y’all want to go to Disney World, but we can’t afford it.’ I guess I’m going to be that guy."
"That would have a devastating impact on research into lifesaving cures and treatments."
"That’s a pretty strange offer."
"It's not a game."
"The amount that they’re looking to reduce spending is about 1.3%. It’s a rounding error. It’s completely inadequate."
"I don’t see any scenario where it’s going to be deficit-neutral. That’s my problem."
"a pretty strange offer"
"pretty strange."
"That's a pretty strange offer."
"They are clearly public safety. And that’s something that we need to do in Congress."