Josh Hawley

This is a working class Christian country.

Are we going to build on that foundation?

That's the challenge, Stephen.

We cannot be timid right now in this moment.

We have to come forward and say there is one way forward.

It is to return to the principles of the United States of America.

No more half measures.

But that is the challenge in front of us, I think, big time.

Well, I think here's the big message that the president sent, which is that the Senate better be prepared to do something here and reopen the government and do it on our terms that protects working people, that doesn't give health care to illegals, as you said, that doesn't turn over control of this government to illegals and the radical left.

And if that means eliminating or changing the filibuster, then the Senate should be prepared to do that.

And Steve, I have to tell you, I think he's right about that.

I mean, I've been sending these Democrats

If you think that you can just shut down the government, deny Donald Trump any ability to govern, he's the duly elected president of the United States.

If you think you can take away food from 40 million Americans, take away the pay of our great military, take away the pay of our border patrol, if you think you can do that, and then you come to me, Democrats, and say, well, you just have to live with it.

No, I don't.

And if you think I'm going to side with some arcane Senate rule rather than siding with the people, you got it wrong.

So I think we're on a collision course here.

And unless the Democrats change course, if they put me to the choice of people or the Senate rules, I'm choosing the people.

And I want that to be loud and clear.

I want people to understand that, including my Republican colleagues.