"On Jan. 20, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th president, Donald Trump."
"I unambiguously condemn in the strongest possible terms any and all forms of violent protest. Any individual who committed violence today should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
"It is beyond time to remember that while we may disagree, we are all Americans, and there is far more that unites us than divides us."
"GOP lawmakers are also aiming to make meaningful spending reforms to eliminate trillions in waste, fraud, and abuse, and end the weaponization of government."
"the strongest border security act ever passed by Congress."
"the wide-open border"
"We are excited about this outcome tonight. We're grateful that everyone stood together to do the right thing and having gotten this done now as the last order of business for the year, we are set up f..."
"They're spending money in our view, recklessly and so, yes, we've had a lot of discussions over the last couple of days about what our authority would be to claw some of that back and to stop it."
"This is a brainstorming session."
"There's got to be a graceful way for us to navigate these issues."
"Now we live in the age of the 24-hour news cycle. Now we live in the age of social media, the politics and the dynamics are very different."