I’m willing to compromise, but our Republican colleagues have to be willing to compromise, too.

I’m willing to compromise. But our Republican colleagues have to be willing to compromise, too.

We have to make sure we have a deal that we can get broad support for.

What my bill does is very simply just ensure that these workers can now pay their bills that are coming due this month.

I always worry when people are going to lose paychecks.

We are using very unique statutory authority that is granted only to our committee.

I'm the ranking member on the committee, and I have to have a working relationship with the secretary.

The main reason why I felt very strongly that we wouldn’t have a shutdown is that by having a shutdown you basically ceded power to the president.

I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year. The middle is disappearing.

This is not really an issue like in Michigan... People are going to realize that it’s really been an issue that Republicans have trying to exploit.

This is not really an issue like in Michigan... it’s really been an issue that Republicans have trying to exploit.