"My kids' school — there was one of their schoolmates, was missing, and one of the kids she was on a mattress for two, three hours in the middle of the night."
"I think the odds are a hell of a lot lower than they were even 48 hours ago or 72 hours ago based on the deal-cutting that I just saw."
"So rather than forcing it through this week, we should have the conversations we need to with the Senate, see what they do, review the bill, find where we can find savings, find where we can adjust wh..."
"I want to accelerate that. I want the border money. I want to vote yes, but I can’t vote yes just because they say I have to."
"I will not negotiate via X. But it’s important to know that jamming us with a bill before we’ve had any chance to review the implications of major changes & re-writes, fluid scores, a high likelihood ..."
"Rumor is Senate plans to jam the House with its weaker, unacceptable [One Big Beautiful Bill] before 7/4."
"I’m not going to vote for a bill that does that."
"There’s a total tax cliff in there. There’s about $1.5 trillion worth of taxes that expire in four years, five years, which means what? In five years, they’ll just keep them going. This is why we end ..."
"For me, it's moving the right bill. We should legislate; we should get it done right."
"It is unfortunately front-loaded in deficits and backloaded in savings, which I do not like."
"We can and must do better before we pass the final product."