"I would love to have everything that I want, and as you know, I’m a deficit hawk, but I can’t not pass this and then expect something better to happen."
"It won’t be quite maybe so publicized."
"This idea of the American dream where we are the best country in the world — which I believe we are – will be gone and it’ll be our fault, so we have to do something right now to address it."
"We made a promise to the people."
"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."
"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 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."