I know the President is very committed to doing that.

Threatening to be able to cause chaos on Wall Street would be something that they would love to do.

The departure of General Haugh is a loss for our nation but will be a tremendous gain for any private or public entity where he decides to lend his expertise and leadership.

this is not a situation that we're excited about.

This shutdown is happening because Republicans are desperate to protect their billionaire tax cut.

But my point is, Margaret, that we have to do layoffs because we have to preserve necessary resources to do the most critical things that the government does.

I would be a sucker, Margaret, to vote for a budget that allows the president to then go and spend money only in states that are run by Republicans.

No, you cannot trust this administration.

this isn't a deal-making, this isn't a negotiation, this is hostage-taking.

If they just join with the moderate Democrats and the vast majority of Republicans, we can open up the government, and all these conversations will no longer be necessary.

Yes, Margaret, so knock on wood, but we feel very confident the hostages will be released.

We want the government to reopen, but Chuck Schumer, the Democrats decided to shut down the government.

the government shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos.

We do not have enough of these types of leaders, and a loss of any one of them without strong justification is disappointing.

Let’s hope there are 5 more Democrats who will join us, because despite all of the good work we’ve done, there’s a lot more we could do if the Schumer Shutdown ends.

We have to remember, why are we in this situation, Margaret? All these conversations about whether it's a temporary layoff or a permanent layoff – we are dealing with a terrible, chaotic situation, because Chuck Schumer and a few far left…

I think the barrier here has been Netanyahu. And Netanyahu is only going to move if he thinks that his relationship with the United States is at risk.

It's important that these hostages are coming home, and I congratulate the negotiators on getting this done.