We are in a position to enact an appropriations bill and we need a little more time so why wouldn’t we buy ourselves a little more time.

We value public service.

We have to take care of our law enforcement.

We didn’t do as good a job as we could have at showing what our priorities are.

We pay hundreds of Billions of Dollars to SUBSIDIZE Canada. Why? There is no reason.

Social Security is under attack and at risk.

I want her to put herself out of a job, Education Department.

we don’t have another year to fight this attempt to destroy democracy. Our democracy might be gone in six months.

What is the goal of this disinformation campaign? To privatize the most successful government program in history and give it over to Wall Street.

There actually is no need for this brinkmanship.

have suffered under the Trump administration’s policies

Now we know that something we Senate Democrats have feared for a long time is coming true. Social Security is under attack and at risk.

They want us to be part of that? Hell no. We’d rather close down the government.

'Americans made it clear that prices are too high and that government needs to be more responsive to their needs. America wants change.'

They run around telling everybody they have this great big mandate. Well, put on your mandate pants and pass what you want.

Elon Musk wants a shutdown. Why? Because then it’s carte blanche — open parks, get rid of EPA, no research.

we have millions and millions of people over 100 years old receiving Social Security benefits. They’re obviously fraudulent or incompetent.

Entire departments at the FDA should be cut