the number one goal, in my view, of the Federal Government is to protect us.

To try to erase Donald Trump from the Republican Party is insane. And the people who try to erase him are going to wind up getting erased.

The mullahs in Iran have demonstrated that they intend to bully.

I think that there is no magic number for the defense budget.

Without national security, Social Security and every other social network hangs in the balance.

I think if we cut our budget 10 percent militarily, our allies would freak out.

I think Senator Sanders is right to be asking the Pentagon to be more accountable and transparent.

I think we need to be very clear about the consequences of waste and fraud.

Iran presents a threat to freedom across the world.

My good friend Senator Sanders has an amendment to cut the defense budget by 10 percent.

For all the heartache caused by the loss of our troops during these wars, no enemy in the field has done more to harm the readiness of our military than sequestration.

In terms of GDP, over the arc of time, we are the second-lowest level in modern history.

Both China and Russia are significantly increasing their defense spending.

NATO without the United States is not a whole lot.

We are on the low end of defense spending, but we are on the high end of the threat matrix.

If we enact sequestration, would we be shooting ourselves in the foot? He said, 'We would be shooting ourselves in the head.'

It is also time to end the perennial threats of sequestration and place the Pentagon's budget on a general upwards path in real terms.

The most popular Republican in America, it’s not Lindsey Graham, it’s not Liz Cheney, it’s Donald Trump. People on our side of the aisle believe that Trump policies worked. They’re disappointed that he lost. And to try to erase Donald…

The most popular Republican in America is not Lindsey Graham. It`s not Liz Cheney. It`s Donald Trump.

The most popular Republican in America, it`s not Lindsey Graham, it`s not Liz Cheney. It`s Donald Trump. To try to erase Donald Trump from the Republican Party is insane. And the people who try to erase him are going to wind up getting…

Can we move forward without President Trump? I’ve determined we can’t grow without him.

I would just say to my Republican colleagues, can we move forward without President Trump? The answer is no.

I would just say to my Republican colleagues, can we move forward without President Trump? The answer is no. I`ve always liked Liz Cheney, but she`s made a determination that the Republican Party can`t grow with President Trump. I`ve…

He`s a jack ass. He`s a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.

If we do not push back against Google and Twitter, we will lose our democratic ability to talk to each other.