The Bottom Line

"The administration needs to come forward and present a plan... let's be cautious about engaging in ongoing conflict." @RepChipRoy reacts to the Pentagon's $200B supplemental Iran funding request | @JackieDeAngelis @Brianbrenberg

Rep. Roy: "Remember, it was the Democrats that bled down our Strategic Petroleum Reserve while they were engaging in ridiculous environmental policies, while they were destroying pipelines, and while they were engaging in war in Ukraine, and now we're trying to build it back while we've got to deal with Iran." @BottomLineFBN

Tune in to @BottomLineFBN to catch our own @MitchStoneBrown talking to @BrianBrenberg about the very un-Texas senate candidate running a meatless campaign, Dems voting against Freddie the beagle, and what to look for in the midterms 2026…

"There's more fraud in California than the rest of the country put together." @SteveHiltonx estimates more than $430B worth of fraud in his state over the last 5 years as Governor Newsom dodges blame | @JackieDeAngelis @BrianBrenberg

Teaming up with @BrianBrenberg on @BottomLineFBN 6pm est on @FoxBusiness - see you there!

Piecemeal deals being floated as potential solutions to the shutdown. @SenRonJohnson says: "I'd actually accept that as long as they would attach to it the Shutdown Fairness Act, so we never have to face this again." | @JackieDeAngelis @Brianbrenberg

Democrats gearing up to use rising gas prices because of the Iran conflict as a major midterms message. @lizpeek @jasoninthehouse @lh_carter join @JackieDeAngelis @Brianbrenberg to discuss

"If you think Medicare is the crown jewel of our social safety net program, which I do, you need to protect the people in these programs." @DrOzCMS discusses the anti-fraud initiative at @CMSGov as FL becomes the 5th state under investigation | @JackieDeAngelis @BrianBrenberg

“Around the world, it's still the usual suspects. It's Russia. It's China. It's North Korea, and it's Iran.” @SenatorRounds discusses today's Senate hearing with top Trump intelligence officials highlighting threats to the homeland with @JackieDeAngelis & @BrianBrenberg

The Iranian regime pleading with FIFA to move the World Cup Games to Mexico from the U.S. @guypbenson: “They're worried about where soccer games will be played in the summer. I'm not sure they'll be alive or the regime will be around” | @DagenMcdowell @brianbrenberg

The Senate facing an uphill battle to pass the “SAVE America Act” as debate kicks off. @SenEricSchmitt: “What I'd like to be able to do is - we just stay on this thing and exhaust out the Democrats” | @DagenMcdowell @brianbrenberg

.@RyanSerhant almost had a $50M real estate deal crumble because of ChatGPT: "AI can model the market, but it can't model the deal" | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

.@SenRickScott responds to U.S. allies not wanting to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz: "Guess who's going to get hurt? China and Japan and South Korea. We're not dependent on oil from the Middle East... Thanks to Trump, we're self-sufficient." | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

Senator Markwayne Mullin faces his confirmation hearing for DHS Secretary tomorrow. Fellow Oklahoman @TWShannon says: "Markwayne Mullin is the right man at the right time" | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

.@theMRC releasing a study showing that only 2% of Google News's top stories in February came from right-leaning media. @TimJGraham: "They have a serious allergy to conservative media outlets" | @DagenMcdowell @brianbrenberg

Some U.S. allies hesitant to help open the Strait of Hormuz. @ByronDonalds responds: "They need to wake up and get real... this actually helps their countries as well, not just the United States." | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

President Trump officially launching an anti-fraud task force. @SBA_Kelly: "This is an all-of-government approach. And we're going to make sure people end up behind bars, because that's what the American people want." | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

CNN forced to issue a clarification for its report claiming the White House was unprepared for a Strait of Hormuz closure. @RepRickCrawford: "To call it bovine residue would be a kind assessment. It's unbelievable that they can be so obtuse" | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

Dr. Nazarian, who escaped Iran when she was 6, discusses the state of the current regime: "We see them as a cancer. So you can make a cancer weaker, you can make a cancer smaller, but if you don't eliminate the cancer, it will continue to grow"| @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg

“We keep hearing from Democrats that their key word is affordability. Apparently, they don't care that nothing is affordable.” @RepBethVanDuyne excoriates Democrats from Washington to New York for pushing tax hikes | @dagenmcdowell @BrianBrenberg