What they said. What they meant.

“I want America to spend less money. Our government borrows too much. Our government prints too much money. Things cost more now because our government spends too much. Some of the money our government spends goes to other countries. I want our government to stop sending money to Jordan. Jordan is not a democracy like America. America has too much debt. We sent more money to Jordan this year than before. I want our government to spend less money on other countries and spend more money on America.”

“I want America to keep sending money to Jordan. Jordan is our friend in the Middle East. The Middle East is dangerous. Jordan fights against bad people. Jordan helps refugees. Jordan makes America safer. We need to give money to Jordan so they can help keep us safe.”

“Jordan's king is rich. He buys expensive houses. But many people in Jordan are poor. We send Jordan a lot of money. That money goes to rich people in Jordan. It is not fair to take money from poor people in America and give it to rich people in Jordan. We need that money here. We need to stop sending money to Jordan. We have a lot of debt. We need to spend money on our veterans instead.”

“I said this before. This bill is good for our friends. It is bad for our enemies. We need friends to help keep us safe. Jordan helps us fight terrorists. That helps America. We should give money to Jordan. I want my friends to vote no on this change. Now I stop talking.”

“The United Nations takes taxpayer money. It does not help America. It attacks our friends. It does not deserve taxpayer money. I want to stop sending taxpayer money to the United Nations. I want to stop sending taxpayer money to the United Nations.”

“The United Nations does bad things. It lets terrorists join it. It takes the side of terrorists against us. The peacekeepers do bad things and no one stops them. The United Nations is always against the United States. We give it most of its money. But it takes the side of the worst countries that hurt people. It tells us what to do. We should not listen to it. We can help people without the United Nations. My dad had polio. We can fight diseases without the United Nations. We should not give our money to an organization that hurts us.”

“The United Nations works against American interests. We should not give them money. The United States can handle problems on its own. Other countries are afraid of us. They are not afraid of the United Nations. I want the United States to stop funding the United Nations.”

“I want to stop U.S. aid to Nigeria. They are corrupt. They do not stop violence against Christians. I want Congress to pass my law to stop aid to Nigeria. The U.S. should not send taxpayer money to corrupt foreign governments. We should only send aid to countries that stop terrorism. I want the Nigerian government to protect Christians. Our foreign aid should go to governments that punish terrorists. This is not punishing Nigerian people. I want the Nigerian government to take action against terrorists who attack Christian women and girls and churches.”

“You want to give money to Nigeria. I don't agree. Nigeria is not meeting the rules we set. Why should we give them money if they don't follow our rules? America has a lot of debt. Why should we send money to corrupt countries that don't stop violence? We need to protect innocent people. If Nigeria won't protect them, we shouldn't give them money. Nigeria is not doing enough to stop the violence. Bad things happen to Christians in Nigeria. We should not give money to a country that allows that.”

“We have rules for giving money to Nigeria. If Nigeria doesn't follow our rules, we shouldn't give them money. If Nigeria wants our help, they should do what we say. They should show they will use our money to stop violence before we give it to them.”

“Jews have limited access to their holy site Temple Mount. Muslims have more freedom there. The U.S. should make sure all religions have equal access. Vote for my amendment to support religious freedom for Jews at Temple Mount.”

“I want this amendment to pass. It would let Jewish people worship at the Temple Mount. That's fair. The same as other religions can worship at their holy sites. Some people said moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem would cause problems. But it didn't. So this amendment won't cause problems either. I want my colleagues to vote yes.”

“I want the Committee to stop debating this bill for now.”