This has been a very constructive process.

I’ve made it very clear. I think the president has executive authority.

I've made it very clear I think the president has executive authority. It's an appropriate level of authority to deal with the unfair trade practices.

He’s very supportive of us working together.

I think that is in the interest of the American people. I think that is an 'America First' policy that will be effective, and so we have to give them the space to do it.

He understands it. He supports the process. He wants us to do this right and do it well, and sometimes it takes a little bit more time to do that.

Nobody said it would be easy.

The budget resolution is not the law.

The president was very helpful and engaged. We had a lot of members whose questions were answered.

Congress would give Trump the space necessary to handle tariffs.

Thanks to [Trump] and his guidance, as well as all of those who worked to get this change done, this is becoming the most modern, pro-family Congress we’ve ever seen.

The message that I’m delivering is that speed really matters, and time is not on our side.

our country has had some pretty severe economic challenges as of late. I am not talking about the recent stock market losses; although those are quite important for someone with a 401(k). I am talking about how real Americans, average…

this is a one-size-fits-all inflationary amendment. Increasing the wage by more than 230 percent even over 5 years will destroy jobs, impacting rural areas and low-margin small businesses that cannot afford such an increase. A law…

The margin is a little more comfortable

The Senate moves on the resolution today, and we’ll be moving it through the House next week

I wish the hearing had been held before Kennedy started dismantling the nation’s public health infrastructure, not after.

I missed a series of votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 84 and YEA on Roll Call No. 85. personal explanation