I think none of us wants to shut down the government. In a sense, the Republicans are shutting it down as we speak.

The litany of dismantling agencies by firing their employees is happening in real time, but it's really on them to produce majorities for whatever it is they want to pass.

I strongly oppose this full-year continuing resolution, which is a power grab for the White House and further allows unchecked billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump to steal from the American people.

Elon Musk sees veterans as roadkill on his way to revenue for tax cuts.

It’s imminent. Let’s get the process started.

I am a big Boston Red Sox fan, and one of the most famous players in Red Sox recent history is Manny Ramirez. Manny Ramirez was a good baseball player, but he had a habit of doing some pretty ridiculous things on the field and off the…

The first thing to do, in my view, is to make sure that there isn’t a full-year CR.

Let’s get the process started.

Let’s get the process started. We all want to make sure that money that is appropriated goes to where it’s been intended to go.

At the end of the day, I think we need to stand up for the things that we believe regardless of which party benefits or loses

And it is completely unacceptable there has been no transparency, accountability, or consultation surrounding these contracts.

It's a shameful betrayal, and veterans will pay the price for their unforgivable corruption, incompetence, and immorality.

By intentionally concealing from Congress the full list of contracts cancelled, Collins makes clear his intentions to use these terminated services as numbers for his press release, with zero regard for veterans.

Make no mistake, cancelling these contracts will cause harm to veterans and VA care and benefits.

I have no love for Donald Trump, but I do have reverence for the Office of the President.

I don’t mind being one of 10 Democrats who said, no, there’s a deeper principle at stake here, which is reverence for this institution.

Any pause in intelligence sharing must end immediately.

Many more Ukrainians will die because the Ukrainians will not have as much warning as they did previously of Russian attacks, and many fewer Russian military assets and people will be at risk.