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I worry about people who have ambition for elected office. I don't think you should have ambition.

I don't think you should have ambition. I think you should have a desire to do it if you're asked to serve.

I didn't prepare my life to be in these jobs, but my life prepared me well.

I'll do whatever it takes. I certainly wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me.

I think, as a party, we just need to do a better job of connecting.

I think we keep looking for this charismatic leader that was going to rise and lead us out of this.

It was clear that [former Vice President Kamala Harris] was the top of the ticket, and my job was there to support her.

Trump and Vance used the sacred Oval Office to berate President Zelensky.

Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly.

We must protect our strong democratic values on the world stage.

I rise today with my colleagues in strong opposition to the firings of scientists, medical researchers, and more at the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is in charge of everything from preventing disease outbreaks to making…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I notice there are not a lot of people on the other side wanting to defend this budget. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Gomez).

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I don't know if the gentlewoman wants to give us some of her time because we have a lot of speakers over here. I guess not. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from…

Governor Walz is not running for the United States Senate.

I will reiterate that saying something false over and over again doesn't make it true. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I say to the gentlewoman the facts do matter. Her Members are complaining…