And sometimes the alternative universe that is X doesn’t reflect the facts on the ground.

It’s just not realistic.

We’re working with the stakeholder community and our members on both sides to figure out if that’s something we can execute on and get done," Thune said.

I look forward to getting this bill through Congress in short order, sending it to the president's desk and delivering another major win for the American people.

It’s fair to say that there is a consensus view around here that it is time for the ODNI to be scaled down.

President Trump nominated Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the Director of National Intelligence.

I don’t think there ought to be any financial incentives or any financial relief given to Iran absent their commitment to end their nuclear program.

The deal seems good for Americans in that it will open up the Strait of Hormuz and result in economic benefits.

I’m hoping that when we get the information, more information about the memorandum of understanding, we’ll have a better sense about what the path forward is.

We only got 48 votes; we had that vote last week on all five components.

The only way you can obviously get this done is to nuke the legislative filibuster, and that is not something that we have anywhere close to the votes to do.

We’ve had the vote on the full version twice now so the full version is five components.

I know he said that, but he’s said that about a lot of other things.

There’s a bunch of things in here that I think we’re going to have questions about.

If the goal is to keep them from having a nuclear weapon, then we ought to make sure they don’t.

Even though gas prices might be high today, we know they’re going to come down.

We’re doing things I never thought we’d have to do, but you’ve got to be creative.

It’s all going to be what can we get to 60 [votes] on over here.

For the most part our members buy into the idea that we are a team. If we’re going to succeed, we’ve got to succeed together, and that means sometimes holding hands and just doing hard things.

Some of the things that have happened the last few weeks have completely thrown a wrench into our ability to execute.

I’ve indicated to him in most cases — not all — that what he wants done, we just don’t have the votes for, and there’s nothing I can do to change that.

Sometimes they’re mad at the president, sometimes they’re mad at the Congress, and I obviously generate a lot of ire in my direction these days.

There’s something coming out of the White House on a daily basis that keeps life interesting.

It is a program that makes Americans more safe.

We need Democrat votes. And, as I've said before, I think irrespective of what you think about Bill Pulte, providing the reforms that are included in the 702 reauthorization is a safeguard, regardless of who's in that job, or which party…