"The United States Postal Service is much more than a delivery system. It is a lifeline."
"I am proud to stand alongside them."
"I would certainly give you a failing grade."
"we certainly will keep the pressure up until we see a restoration of equitable, reliable services, because every community deserves exactly that."
"Mr. DeJoy, maybe Congress should pass a law that forces you to receive all your income and prescriptions via postal mail."
"Let us get back to a granular level where people actually understand what the Census is for."
"the importance of the Census Bureau's mission really cannot be overstated enough, but it is under threat"
"We are the Oversight Committee, and our job is to conduct oversight, but it is not to intimidate Federal employees."
"Extremist conservatives are trying to weaken the Census."
"the arguments that we are hearing here this morning that immigrants should not be counted is un-American."
"I continue to be incredibly frustrated at the injustice that we have incarcerated individuals being counted according to where they are being warehoused instead of being counted according to the commu..."
"Every community deserves to be seen, heard, and invested in, and there should be no erasure."
"We have a moral responsibility to ensure that the Federal Government does not forget the people it serves."
"This is based on a political desire, one, to identify immigrants in a time and a place when immigrants are being targeted."
"I agree, it is onerous and it asks way too many questions, but, you know, we can work on that and make it better."
"There are trillions of dollars in Federal money that depends on the count of the Census."
"Attempts by Republicans to question the integrity of FEMA workers is a direct attack on FEMA's mission."
"Now, my district, the Massachusetts 7th, relies heavily on FEMA in times of crisis."