The fact is, well, because there's no negotiations happening right now because Republicans are boycotting those negotiations.

I would be a sucker, Margaret, to vote for a budget that allows the president to then go and spend money only in states that are run by Republicans.

No, you cannot trust this administration.

This shutdown is happening because Republicans are desperate to protect their billionaire tax cut.

It's important that these hostages are coming home, and I congratulate the negotiators on getting this done.

colleagues, I think there is a tendency in this place, but probably in the country, writ large, to compartmentalize each news cycle, to get outraged by every new contest to free speech or to the rule of law or to the power of Congress, but…

The American people aren’t dumb. There are no circumstances in which he is willing to negotiate.

As Donald Trump’s lawlessness grows during this shutdown, our spines should stiffen, not bend.

We may not have another election, at least a free and fair election, if we don’t stop this slide away from free speech and democracy quickly.

The truth is that Donald Trump is trying to destroy our democracy.

We have no obligation to sugarcoat the gravity of this moment.

We have no obligation to fund the destruction of our democracy.

The Democratic Party is not popular today, and so that means that the DNC is going to have trouble raising money for the foreseeable future.

we are IN a constitutional crisis, and it’s time for political leaders to choose a side: democracy or autocracy.

Our only opportunity, our only chance to save our democracy is to fight fire with fire right now. We’re at a war right now to save this country, and so you have to be willing to do whatever is necessary in order to save the country.

Our only chance to save our democracy is to fight fire with fire.

I first note that we are horrified watching images and following the news out of Utah and we are sending all of our thoughts to Mr. Kirk, to his family, to survivors there. Mr. President and colleagues, there are a host of ways that…

This budget potentially won’t be worth the paper it’s written on, because the president isn’t implementing the law.

We are not living in a democracy. There is no rule of law if you pledge allegiance to the leader and you get immunity.

Those people are going to be replaced by lunatic right-wing conspiracy theorists

people are going to get killed because of what is happening this week at the CDC

the destruction of the CDC was unfolding in real time

My worry is that the photo-op in and of itself essentially legitimizes war crimes.

The economy is chaotic and full of corruption.

Democracies die when the regime plays outside the box and the opposition decides to stay inside the box.