Jim DeMint: “I know exactly what it is, because I'm an old retail guy. And what this is, is the government telling retailers how to…”

Absolutely not. We cannot shut the government down, regardless of what happens here.

President Trump's comments is not a real issue here. President Obama tried for eight years, speaking in very conciliatory, soft tones and we see where that ended up.

We cannot keep our country shut down. It's affecting people emotionally, as well as financially.

His proposal was so outlandish, I don't think we should go back to the table until he puts something there that we can work with.