"There is a trust factor that’s been kind of betrayed in recent history so we’re all a little bit wary of this negotiation process."
"It can’t pass and has way too many holdouts."
"I’m all for trimming the government but I am all for also doing it in a deliberate manner that allows people to adjust in their lifestyle."
"DOGE may be moving a little bit too fast, though he's still supportive of Trump's overarching goal to shrink the federal workforce."
"I’m all for trimming the government, but I am all for also doing it in a deliberate manner that allows people to adjust in their lifestyle."
"If we have layoffs at the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], some people are going to be affected."
"The question is, do we give people time to adjust to their lives? And I think that’s my biggest concern, is that we’re being compassionate."
"When you have a president who can affect somebody's business or somebody's livelihood, it just needs to be done with -- with deliberation."
"If we continue to grow the size of government, and we can't afford it, it’s going to have shortfalls in your Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security."
"a lot of the work they do is duplicitous with AI"
"My understanding is when you say you have this many employees that you have to cut, that organization decides who to cut"
"Why is a supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and extremist and sloppy approach to this?"