I'd ask all people of faith, in particular, my fellow Christians, to pray that the Prince of Peace can continue to work a miracle in this region of the world.

I believe in the Christian gospel, and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way. But if she doesn't, then God says everybody has free will. And so, that doesn't cause a problem for me.

There are some significant theological disagreements between Christians and Jews. My attitude is let's have those conversations, let's have those disagreements when we have them. But if there are shared areas of interest, we ought to be…

My message was just: do whatever you can to work with us to actually make this peace agreement stick, because it’s not going to be easy.

In the midst of a shutdown, we can’t have a federal court telling the president how he has to triage the situation.

Twenty-six billion dollars--$26 billion--a number that most Americans can't even conceive of. The government is staying closed because Democrats want to give $26 billion more to insurance companies, and you are proposing to give that to…

If you are somebody on Medicare, no matter where you are in America, do these COVID-era, Biden, ObamaCare subsidies lower your deductibles?

So, just to be clear, the Democrats voted to have these subsidies expire this year, correct?

What does that mean, ``shutting down the government''? Who is the leverage? Is it the air traffic controllers who aren't getting paid or the Capitol Police who aren't getting paid? Yesterday, we tried to fund Federal workers who are forced…

Who stands to gain by the Federal Government writing a check for $26 billion to do what the Democrats want in order to open the people's government?

Would it still have no income caps, so people who make $1 million, $2, $3 million a year--

If you get private insurance from a small business like the one I used to own, do these Biden-era COVID subsidies lower your healthcare costs?

So none of the people I just mentioned--not union workers, not people on Medicare, not people on Medicaid, not people on private insurance, not unions that have negotiated incredible rates-- none of them will see lower healthcare costs; am…

Would you have a hard time walking into this building, Senator, and seeing those Capitol Police officers out there and your staff and knowing that you voted not to pay them?

If you are, unfortunately, somebody who is having a tough time and you are on Medicaid and you are disabled or have children, do these Biden-era COVID subsidies lower your deductibles or your out-of-pocket costs?

It doesn't go to the pocket of the consumer. For example, if I want to go find a doctor who is going to offer treatment for less money because my deductible is too high, this doesn't help me because I am not getting the money. It is going…

So this is a political stunt, and the American people need to see it for what it is. In my career, I have negotiated my whole life. Negotiation is about leverage. Would you agree?

Last question: The COVID-era Biden subsidies were set to expire in 2025, by Democrats. Did you know that when they had power, they set the EV--electric vehicle--subsidies to expire in 2032?