"That's why Chairwoman Cantwell and I have introduced the TICKET Act (S. 1303)."
"SNAP has served as an essential safety net for my constituents, and boosts income for the agriculture industry."
"Clearly, there is an agenda here, and it is about impeaching Secretary Mayorkis."
"Forgive my skepticism or, more bluntly, give me a break."
"All my colleagues need to do is look at the facts, and they will see that you are absolutely the best candidate to be our next Secretary of Labor."
"I agree with you, the need is increasing today, which makes me question why anyone would want to make cuts."
"It is an absolute delight to see you here as the nominee for Labor Secretary as well, and I say that also as an Asian American woman."
"Cutting benefits would also harm our nation's farmers, who are supported by programs like SNAP and incentives within it."
"I do not support changes to SNAP that will take away food from older Americans, children, families, veterans, people with disabilities."
"Congratulations on a tremendous record of accomplishment already."
"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was a monumental achievement that supercharged our nation's investment in rail with $100 billion in funding."
"It is past time to do this for rail."
"The BIL is also an investment in the workforce. This funding will be used to grow a well-trained, diverse workforce to build, operate, and maintain a national intercity passenger rail network."
"Passengers and States want more rail service."
"This committee is committed to helping communities get regular and reliable passenger rail service."
"My home State of Washington has been a long-time supporter and investor in intercity passenger rail."
"It is time. You said the word 'embarrassment.' I mean, Phoenix is the fifth most populous city in the United States of America and it does not have access to intercity rail service."
"I look forward to strengthening this Federal partnership and making sure that when we put these dollars to use in communities that they are doing exactly what they intended."
