"I fear that you have been revictimized by this hearing because this hearing is not going to provide that change."
"If my Republican colleagues were serious about violent crime and sincere in their efforts to law enforcement, they would have joined us in that effort."
"Crime prevention is a serious topic, and it deserves serious discussion, but that's not what this hearing is about."
"We know that the timing isn't a coincidence because, as soon as it became obvious that the Manhattan District Attorney was getting ready to charge Mr. Trump with crimes, Mr. Trump's lawyers sent a let..."
"If you are serious about doing something about violence, gun violence, and other: ... not serious people."
"I don't see that happening in Manhattan, and it's caused more people to die."
"Make no mistake. If the concern about addressing violent crime addressed by my Republican colleagues was genuine, they would have acted."
"We stand ready to pass legislation to address the serious issues facing all Americans if our Republican colleagues will let us."
"The danger is that a pharmacy benefit manager... can become just a toll taker, or just a self-dealer."
"Over the last year, the United States and our allies have provided military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to our Ukrainian allies in their fight for freedom."
"Russia's illegal and unwarranted brutal invasion of Ukraine marks the largest land war in Europe since World War II and the biggest threat to democracy since the cold war."
"President Biden and his Administration restored America's standing on the world stage and helped unite NATO and the West to provide Ukraine with the help they needed to protect their country and stand..."
"Like public health? Like people not dying of cigarette-caused cancer?"
"Republicans are choosing the Second Amendment over second graders."
"I can recall, to your point, driving into work and on drivetime radio hearing the local announcement that today was a bad air day in Rhode Island."
"The public is already starting to recognize that. These hearings, these so-called investigative hearings which are chasing after nothing..."
"It seems to me that it's fairly elementary economics that the negative externalities of a product ought to be included in the price of the product."
"The cause, which is abundant fossil fuel money pouring into politics to buy compliance with their narrative."
