I would like us to get back to normal Congress

I don’t think you can put the blame on the president for any of that.

defining a crime.

the words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use, okay?

We have got to raise the bar in Congress, this is out of control.

vote your conscience

Her oath of office would not be taken until the government shutdown fight was resolved

Everybody here, all the Republicans, want to go on record to show we’re for maximum transparency.

I’m going to vote to move this forward. I think it could be close to a unanimous vote, because everybody here, all the Republicans, want to go on record to show your maximum transparency.

I’m going to vote to move this forward.

I’ve been for maximum transparency, but again, there’s a reason you have rules and processes here to ensure that this is not done haphazardly, and I was not satisfied.