Lisa Murkowski

It's one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal through the courts to say, no, this can't be done.

It’s one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal through the courts to say, no, this can’t be done.

We're all afraid . . .

This is not good. This is not good from a governance perspective. This doesn’t reflect well on anybody and it is hurting real people [in] real time, so let’s figure out a way to end it.

There is talking going on.

I think it’s time for both Republicans and Democrats to be sitting down together to talk about, how do we end this impasse?

They’re seeing the impact of a government shutdown on them and their families that is personal and with potential for really harmful impacts.

Everything still seems to be the same, except it’s not. Except most of these people aren’t getting paid.

Yeah, there’s a lack of trust.

If you're a Democrat, you're looking at it and you say, 'Why? Why am I going to try to be helpful if Mr. Vought at OMB is just going to do a back-door move and rescind what we've been working on?'

The strength of our democracy rests on the public’s trust in equal justice under law.

Former FBI Director James Comey, like any American, is entitled to the presumption of innocence and a fair trial.

But that independence is called into question when overt political pressure from the White House leads to unusual personnel changes and criminal charges filed just days after the President calls for them.

The Department of Justice has long been insulated from presidential administrations to protect public trust in the rule of law.

I don’t think we’re going to be able to get a permanent extension; I don’t think that’s wise.

We want to have this based on science.

I was not pleased at all when Susan Monarez was asked to step down and the vacancies in leadership that we now have at CDC.

You have a solid number of appropriators who are very concerned about the direction that the OMB director has taken with this pocket rescission.

The fact is, advancing the final appropriations bills and avoiding a government shutdown will require a great deal of hard work and collaboration when Congress resumes session next week.

This is another opportunity for the Arctic to serve as a venue that brings together world leaders to forge meaningful agreements.

And when you fire people, then it makes people trust them even less.

I don’t think that somebody who has counseled other attorneys that you should ignore the law, you should reject the law — I don’t think that that individual should be placed in a lifetime seat on the bench.

Just deal with the Epstein thing once and for all.

Just be done with it. Be done with it. If in fact, there’s no there there for the president, get it out there. Just get it out there and be done.

I’m hopeful this legislation sends a clear message to the administration that we want to continue this strong partnership by alleviating the effects of these tariffs on our small businesses.