"We are aware of the sensitivities of using a rescissions package versus the appropriations process."
"There’s been a facade out there about the entire program actually paying for itself."
"We can negotiate about a lot of other things, except for spectrum, which has got to come out."
"This is not just a missed opportunity. It undermines our ability to meet national security goals tied to mineral independence and supply chain resilience."
"I think they want to try something different than from the previous administration. But they’ve got to show some success fairly quickly."
"Look, this isn't the way I would do it."
"They’ve got to show some success fairly quickly."
"Look, this isn’t the way I would do it."
"In a lot of cases, where they are carte blanche making significant cuts, how do we go about making sure that that message gets back and it gets corrected as quickly as possible?"
"The facts are Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia is the aggressor. Russia created this problem in the first place."
"He’s had four years to plan his first six months in office. And it has been a very successful first two months for sure."