"If the debt limit didn't exist or was raised to a gazillion dollars, as the Chairman has suggested in the past, Washington Democrats would spend without end."
"Now Democrats are claiming a $5 trillion spending bill will fix inflation."
"The real reason we are here is because Democrats want to get rid of any obstacles standing in the way of their radical agenda."
"Inflation rose faster in Joe Biden's first year in office than President Trump's entire first term."
"We should not allow Congress to exempt itself from our budget laws and hand over more responsibility to unelected bureaucrats."
"Democrats first denied inflation existed."
"Before proceeding further, my fellow Republicans on this Committee and I, we sent you a letter over two months ago calling for an oversight hearing on the $2 trillion of so called COVID-19 relief."
"I also want to thank Senator Shaheen for her kind words and leadership in the NATO Observers Group."
"I believe in this alliance, I believe in the important role it plays in America's own defense, and I believe in our critical leadership role inside it."
"I look forward to supporting the president's pledge to revitalize and strengthen America's alliances."
"I believe that part of NATO's success rests with the strong bipartisan support one finds both here in Congress and among the American public."