People are upset. I’m upset. I’m a very patient man, but I am angry right now.

I want you to hear something very clearly: The Republicans are the ones delivering for you.

The Democrats are the ones that are preventing you from getting a check.

I am begging you to pass this legislation.

the ones delivering for you

The House did its job.

And so is it better for them, probably, to be physically separated right now? Yeah, probably is, frankly.

I voted for it, Republicans did, 99% of Democrats voted not to pay our troops.

They’re trying to make this about health care. It’s not. It’s about keeping Congress operating so we can get to health care. We always were going to. They’re lying to you.

In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

We put that bill on the floor, and the Republicans voted to pay the troops, TSA agents, border patrol, air traffic and everybody else.

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This is a publicity stunt.

That's totally absurd. You guys are experts at red herrings and distractions. It has nothing to do with Epstein.

The House is done. The ball is now in the Senate's court.

It's my understanding that the law is that they would be paid. There is some other legal analysis that is floating around.

Yeah, reopen the government so we can get back to work.