"That is obscene."
"But, it has gone from 5,000 a year to 25,000."
"I haven't seen any legislation coming forward that wants to limit the press. I see President Trump expressing his opinion."
"I remember William Proxmire, the Golden Fleece awards and the waste."
"One of the things that I have introduced--and if anybody wants to make a comment on it--is legislation that would give bonuses to civil servants who find waste."
"If you are fixing 75 percent of the problem, that would be enormous if that is true, and it may well be."
"I have a great deal of respect for those who look throughout government for waste and try to fix things."
"But, one quick point before I finish. The people we have here are doing sort of their job in what we want them to do, but it is bigger than their job."
"if you want to save money on the Census, maybe we could, let us see, give people a $100 deduction on their taxes..."
"This is a war within Islam, and I think we should be supportive and try to amplify those who are trying to defeat this aberration, but let us not make it our war."
"I think we ought to think this thing through and think that this will not be the end. This will be the beginning."