So the reality is, this bill is about life and death. ... I wish Joni and others saw the immorality of what they’re doing.

Elections are important, but if we don’t stop Trump’s attempts to destroy our democracy right now, there won’t be a free and fair election for Democrats to run in next fall.

I think everybody in that audience knows that they're going to die.

When rural hospitals close because of this bill, when drug treatment clinics close in Iowa and rural America because of this bill, more people will die at a younger age.

Absent evidence to justify the firings, the workforce can only conclude that their jobs are contingent on producing analysis that is aligned with the president’s political agenda, rather than truthful and apolitical.

demonstrated an inability to effectively and efficiently manage public resources.

We need to see the 'real version' of HHS' spend plan, and we need to see actual funding amounts—not asterisks—for these vital programs.

serious questions about what exactly this administration is seeking to hide from the committees—and the American people.

Your lack of transparency shows disdain for the right of the public to understand how taxpayer dollars are being spent and for the rule of law.

Many agencies' plans still have yet to be submitted or blatantly omit basic funding details at your agency's direction.

Veterans are retired early because of the wounds and the injuries they receive, and they’re entitled to disability compensation for them, but then their retirement pay is reduced dollar for dollar because of that disability compensation.

They're cutting Medicaid and nutritional assistance, food stamps, to tens of millions of Americans in order to preserve tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.

The American people want basically three things out of their federal budget. Number one, at this point in time, when Americans – the wealthiest Americans, are doing better than ever before, Americans want the wealthiest of the – of…

We can take another path, which I hope the president will take, which is to say, what we need to do right now is generate maximum leverage against Vladimir Putin.

that is the very definition, the very definition, of politicizing intelligence.

We need to generate maximum leverage against Vladimir Putin.

this bill fails spectacularly on all three counts.

the wealthiest of the Amer- of Americans to pay more taxes, and to give tax relief to the middle class and below.