"if we were serious, we’d be cutting spending now, instead of promising to cut spending years from now."
"I’d love to stand here and tell the American people, ‘We can cut your taxes and increase spending and everything is going to be just fine.’ But I can’t do that because I'm here to deliver a dose of re..."
"This bill is a debt bomb ticking."
"That’s a step up. In 2020, he wanted me thrown out of the GOP, so losing a seat wouldn’t be as bad as being thrown out, would it?"
"I think that’s hyperbole on his part. I’m not worried about it."
"a slippery slope, ripe for abuse, with unintended consequences."
"I don't believe they're going to make any cuts of any consequence."
"POTUS is spending his day attacking me and Canada. The difference is Canada will eventually cave."
"Unless I get a lobotomy Monday that causes me to forget what I’ve witnessed the past 12 years, I’ll be a NO on the CR this week."
"It amazes me that my colleagues and many of the public fall for the lie that we will fight another day."
"Someone thinks they can control my voting card by threatening my re-election. Guess what? Doesn’t work on me."
"Three times I’ve had a challenger who tried to be more MAGA than me."