I implore our colleagues in the Senate to stand up for the American people and our Constitution, reject this CR and put a freeze on this blank check.

This CR takes away any remaining restraints and guardrails from the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle our government.

The funding freeze must end, and these draconian cuts must be stopped.

Decisions about the investments we make cannot be entrusted in one single officeholder.

President Trump was elected because the American people wanted help with the cost of living.

This is wrong, cruel and completely unnecessary.

I strongly oppose this full-year continuing resolution, which is a power grab for the White House and further allows unchecked billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump to steal from the American people.

The first thing to do, in my view, is to make sure that there isn’t a full-year CR.

It’s imminent. Let’s get the process started.

Let’s get the process started. We all want to make sure that money that is appropriated goes to where it’s been intended to go.

Let’s get the process started.

It's incredibly disappointing that Republican leadership is walking away from bipartisan negotiations to fund the government—and raising the risk of a shutdown in so doing.

Elon Musk wants a shutdown. Why? Because then it’s carte blanche — open parks, get rid of EPA, no research.

You’re in charge. And we’ve tried to negotiate.

If you appropriate the money — you agree in the House, you agree in the Senate, the president signs the legislation — how can you then decide that that’s not what it’s going to be?

We have made some suggestions, and they have them.

All of a sudden, we have an outside influence who believes I think he is president. And that's President Musk.

high rent, low housing inventory are crippling their ability to respond.

the lack of affordable housing has contributed to the escalation of the homelessness crisis.

homeownership, having a place to be, to call your own, is the American dream.

the biggest issue that affects every single community across America is the lack of affordable housing.

I know my colleague, Mr. Morelle, discussed that issue.

My concern about DOJ is that there may be some serious blind spots and lack of resources in critical areas.

I would like to work with you and with my staff on answering questions that we have on what resources the Anti-Trust Division.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Cartwright.