"The vast, vast majority of Americans condemn these pardons, and I joined that. And they are on the wrong side of history here."
"This is creating a permission structure for ongoing violence, for political violence. And it basically says political violence is okay as long as it's in furtherance of Donald Trump's interest."
"It's terrible. It's egregious. And I'm going to continue to call it out, whether it's Lauren Boebert or any of my other colleagues."
"I wasn't surprised at all, Erin. I've had questions since the very first moment I heard that Tulsi Gabbard was nominated because she has a long history of affinity towards autocrats and dictators."
"Donald Trump has a history of just doing things impulsively."
"Which is why the Senate exists. They have to do their job. They have to do their research. They have to hold hearings."
"We have to go through that process."
"80 plus percent of his nominees fall into one of several categories, either they are people that he is appointing to destroy and dismantle agencies that are -- that are doing important government func..."
"He is putting the architect of Project 2025 in a central position to enact the agenda of Project 2025, and that's everything from federal abortion bans to weaponizing the military for his culture wars..."
"None of it, John. It's a total lie, a total fabrication. I couldn't be more proud to represent Aurora. I couldn't be more proud to call it as my home. It's where I'm sitting right now, not too far fro..."
"He is making these things up because he's distracting, or he's trying to distract people's attention from his policies that are overwhelmingly unpopular and being repudiated by the American people fro..."
"It's about our democracy, it's about our climate, it's about gun violence, it's about safety in our communities, and it's not actual true immigration reform."