And there’s no guarantee that we will ever get back because we have scrambled Iranian politics to the point where they might not now be able to make those concessions that they could have made before the United States and Israel struck…

[W]e were at the table negotiating a deal, and the only way to get Iran permanently off the path to a nuclear weapon, once they have all of that equipment and once they have all that knowledge, is a diplomatic agreement.

Correct, and not coincidentally.

we have scrambled Iranian politics to the point where they might not now be able to make those concessions that they could have made before the United States and Israel struck them.

No, I don't give [Trump admin] credit for that — border crossings are low because they're violating the law every day. We have a law in this country that says if you are fleeing terror or torture from another country, you can come here and…

the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress.

Because it's a moral monstrosity.

The midterms are not that far away.

And since this White House does not appear to take these briefings seriously, I figured I would take a shot again at answering some of the questions from today.

In this White House, though, as I think we all know, the Briefing Room is often a place where disinformation is spread.

In a regular White House, the Briefing Room is — it’s a place where basically journalists get to ask anything they want, and the press secretary answers to the best of his or her ability, representing the president of the United States.

affordable housing is the biggest key to affordability in our state and I think across the country

I think he is a big deal. I think he’s transformative.

I make this motion to commit the reconciliation bill to the Armed Services Committee on behalf of myself and Senator Schumer because President Trump, earlier this year, solicited and accepted a $200 million gift from the Government of…

at the foundation of this bill is something very simple: the most massive transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in the history of the country. That is essentially what we are talking about here. That is locally bad policy, but, just…

I mean, this is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation that I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress.

This is the biggest reduction in, you know, nutrition benefits for kids in the history of the country.

We’re debating a bill that’s going to cut healthcare for 16 million people. It’s going to give a tax break to, you know, massively wealthy people who don’t need any more money.