Obviously very troubling to see the great violence that our Capitol Police and others were subjected to. It tears at your heart and brings tears to your eyes. That was overwhelmingly distressing and emotional.

I would like to think that we could all agree on some common goals when it comes to the environment.

We can all agree that less pollution is better than more, less carbon in the air is better.

I would like to jump in and discuss an issue. At lot of my colleagues, and rightly so--and, Congresswoman Dingell, I think you did a really good job of emphasizing some of the inequities in our minority communities.

I don't presume that it is your plan or their plan to fire these teachers after COVID is over. Is that right?

But, I have not seen any unbiased studies, other than from the teachers' union, that suggest that smaller classroom size correlates in any way to student performance.

I want to associate myself with a number of the things that were said by Senator Paul.

I would strongly encourage you to look at the $170 billion the Administration is proposing to add to K through 12 for COVID relief and suggest that we put in place things that will really make a difference, like giving all of our kids…

The key is making sure we hire the best teachers. Starting wages for teachers I think is at--or salaries for teachers, absolutely critical.

I would also like to associate myself with the comments that have been made with regards to technical education that Senator Kaine indicated, and Senator Hassan.

We need to be independent. And so, I'm eager to work with folks on all sides of the aisle to make sure that the United States has its own critical supply.

I do not understand how reentering the JCPOA in any way dissuades Iran from ever having a nuclear weapon.

The Maximum Pressure campaign may have put chips on the table, but it has not stopped.

As a matter of fact, my read of that agreement is that it would delay Iran from being able to develop a nuclear weapon but that, ultimately, they would be permitted to develop a nuclear weapon.

The purpose of our strategy with regards to Iran's nuclear program is twofold.

I hope you are never tempted to give in in your strategy with regards to China in order to obtain a climate advantage that Secretary Kerry might be promoting.

I think their ambition is to become the geopolitical leader of the world as well as the economic leader of the world, the military leader of the world and, ultimately, to impose their authoritarian views in such a way that would put in…

We are involved in the world because it is good for America.