We’re not going to keep on bailing him out. We’re not a cheap date.

I am, and the president is comfortable with that.

probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done the job.

I would say, yes, get rid of FEMA the way it exists today.

I would say 'yes get rid of FEMA the way it exists today.'

I’m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education.

What is not working is the way that the executive branch is behaving.

Nobody wants a shutdown, but we have leverage.

Musk wants to use the government to put more in his pockets. This is a blatant conflict of interest.

They are simply trying to dismantle the government.

If the foundational role of Congress is the power of the purse, why would we ever believe them again on an appropriations deal?

It’s almost been a reminder to voters that there are things about government that they like, such as their Social Security, Medicaid and funding for schools in working-class neighborhoods.

There’s been an overreach in trying to stop payments that ordinary Americans rely on.

We’re going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse.

It's time to address this.

Look at all the fraud that he's found in this USAID.

I mean, we want to talk about accountability and who should be serving, let's go back and look at the last administration.

Democrats are not looking to shut down the government.