"America has the strongest, most capable military in the world. But firing uniformed leaders as a type of political loyalty test... erodes the trust and professionalism that our servicemembers require ..."
"For the Senate, there is a strong majority, supermajority, in favor of supporting Ukraine, seeing this through and making sure that this does not come off as a win for Putin and embolden him further."
"Musk's thuggery toward judges is unacceptable in rule-of-law countries."
"Such attacks are unacceptable in rule-of-law countries."
"It’s not just that the buyout won’t be honored; it can’t be honored."
"I vote against creepy billionaire influence."
"It's unpleasant to be told we're making up lies when we're using his actual words."
"This is a gift to terrorists and our adversaries across the world. Trump needs to stop this madness and resume funding now."
"They are back-tracking because we spoke up. Good. But make no mistake: their OMB memo ordered a freeze of *all* grants."
"You have championed the pardoning of military members who were turned in by their fellow soldiers and SEALs, as well as military contractors convicted of killing 14 Iraqi civilians without cause."
"Look, we should get the House Ethics report. We should get the Department of Justice files, there's precedent for getting the House Ethics report."
"I think the bottom line here is that there is an element of Trump wanting to sort of subjugate Republican senators here."
"Yes, I think it will in time, in order to have an effective intelligence operation protecting Americans, you have to be able to work well with our allies, particularly the legendary Five Eyes, with wh..."
"I think there are some Republican senators who are eager to crawl. I think there are others who are trying to keep their powder dry and stay out of trouble with Trump for as long as they can."
"Thank you for talking."
"I assert that our Tax Code has been corrupted by special interests, that powerful interests rich enough to pay for lobbyists and fund Super PACs have looted our tax system to make themselves even rich..."
"These cliffs, I think, are really hard for people that get caught by surprise by them, and they are also, it seems to me, pretty terrible just public policy."
"I am particularly grateful to them with their work."
