Barbara Boxer: “I respect the President's effort to cut the deficit during these tough times, but to do it responsibly.”

Good on Gavin Newsom for being the bigger person to show up and say, Mr. President, I'm glad you're here.

We Democrats, we do have a very good and diverse coalition. It truly is diverse, everywhere you look at it. But in terms of leadership in Congress, it is true, they’re getting older.

It's up to his colleagues to determine if they want such a coward, such a liar, to be their leader, and or maybe even speaker.

I think what our governor is doing, he's saying to the president without so many words, this -- this is a moment we have to come together for the people who are hurting. And by the way, you don't attach strings about, you know, voting to…