"If Democrats can't abide work in return for free healthcare, they should at least be willing to fix the work loopholes in food stamps."
"Too many healthy adults are opting out of work because public policy has made unemployment too attractive."
"Joe Biden once understood this. As a senator, he was among the Democrats who supported the 1996 welfare reform."
"I think we did pretty dang good for the American public."
"I simply believe, like any household, like any business, like any state government, when you're this far out of whack, you have to spend less than you spent last year."
"I felt we had a productive discussion. I believe we can get it done."
"Should we borrow money from China to pay people who are able-bodied with no dependents to sit on the couch? I don't think so."
"The Democrats believe that parents shouldn't have a say in their kids' education."
"I deem myself to be the energy Congressman of the world."
"The truth is, if you plan on continuing to live in a free and prosperous society, then fossil fuels aren't going anywhere for the foreseeable future."
"We in Congress have to stop talking about an energy transition, because that is a lie."