Jim DeMint: “Unless we rethink this very, very carefully, we could raise the stakes, invest America's reputation in a greater way.”

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

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've got to determine what we're going to do about it. A missile defense is going to be a key.

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