"She must be so disappointed."
"We’ll see you in court."
"Regardless of our views on the Fiscal Responsibility Act and accompanying implementation agreement, it is incumbent on all of us to follow the law as written—not as we would like it to be."
"This wasn’t just a casual mistake. This wasn’t a bunch of teenagers deciding what they were going to do on the weekend."
"extremely troubling and serious."
"So the attack sequencing and timing and weapons and targets you don’t consider to have been classified?"
"Although the bill was not perfect, a shutdown would introduce even more chaos and uncertainty at a time when our country can ill-afford it."
"I support that language. I have no idea why the House left it out."
"I did not express concerns to the White House. I had some reservations, but I certainly had not reached a final judgment."
"At this point, I think it’s too late."
"We’re going to follow the law, sir. We’ll see you in court."
""That's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing," King said, "and they could prolong it and use it to expand t..."
"This isn't normal."
"That's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing."
"The decision on whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make. The president does not have the authority to completely abolish the department."
"The reckless cuts being made at the VA are dangerous to our men and women who served."
"There are synergies that occur having them all in one department. There may be a case for spinning off some programs, there may be a case for downsizing the department, but those are decisions that th..."