It's a nightmare situation.

He expressed his support for what the people are going through out here, and I deeply appreciate him taking time.

Importantly, we closed the loophole in House Republicans' CR that would have allowed the Trump administration to transfer funding provided for other programs to Border Patrol, which desperately needs reform, not more money.

We are not out of danger.

Things are extremely dynamic, especially in Spokane.

It’s good that we were able to produce a much-improved CR to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown that no one wants.

The proposed rule would systematically politicize federal funding and allow Trump officials to cancel grants at any time for any reason.

We're here for the long haul.

Just in a matter of hours, their lives changed in deeply dramatic and fundamental ways. And so it's difficult to find words when folks have experienced a loss like that.

I have requested federal assistance after speaking to US President Donald Trump.

Republicans rejected killing the proposed rule outright.

I deeply appreciate the President taking time to have this conversation, and I am optimistic we will receive a quick approval for our request for a federal emergency declaration.

I spoke to the president about what’s going on, and spoke in pretty clear fashion about how dire the situation is.

It doesn't look like the weather is getting much better for the next few days. Everyone needs to stay alert.

I’m going to keep fighting to put a stop to it once and for all.

President Trump’s statements, coupled with his repeated threats to invoke the Insurrection Act — which authorizes the president to deploy military forces inside the United States to suppress rebellion or domestic violence — only heighten…

When we wanted the Voting Rights Act passed, I was willing to do it.

“The president was very gracious, as was Secretary Mullin,”