I’m not promising anybody anything.

No, because we did our job, and I’m not part of the negotiation.

It’s not something where four people can go in a smoke-filled room in the back and make a deal on.

There’s no surprises. What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue.

Somebody said this is the 'Seinfeld' shutdown.

They’ve handed the keys to the kingdom to the Marxist. He will destroy it.

The biggest win for socialism in US history and the biggest loss for the American people.

He won’t have four years. He’ll have only two because they will move to impeach him.

He won’t have four years, he’ll have only two.

Working families watching this play out have a right to know that socialism and communism are not just confined in New York City.

There’s no surprises. What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue.

If we lose the majority in the House, and this radical element of the Democrat party were able to take over, we’ve already seen that movie.

No one wins in a government shutdown.

There are millions of Americans … that are bracing themselves for further pain and hardship.

I've not seen them cross the line yet.

every executive action signed by … autopen without written authorization should be voided.

[T]here cannot be a regular legislative session so long as the government is closed and Americans are feeling so much pain.

The president tried his best. He brought him in before all this madness started, and Chuck Schumer and (House Democratic Leader) Hakeem Jeffries effectively told him to jump in the Potomac.

I don’t see a way to amend the Constitution, because it takes about 10 years to do that.

It’s up to the Democrats. Everybody knows that.

some of the most meaningful work of their careers

The House Democrats have chosen a side they were forced to by that far left that they’re so terrified of.

We saw our clearest sign yet that this radical insurgent movement in the Democrat Party is succeeding, and they are ending what has always been known as the Democrat Party in America.

You’re talking about, I think it’s 42 [million] or 43 million Americans rely upon that vital service, and it’s unconscionable that they would be held at bay and held as leverage on this.

If the Senate passes the bill, then the House will address that.