"As Martin Luther King wisely observed, 'a productive and happy life is not something you find, it is something you make.'"
"At the heart of the American Dream is the ability to build a productive and happy life for oneself and one's family."
"We are all familiar with the promise that if you like your plan, you can keep it. This has turned out not to be true."
"What can Congress do to ensure that the federal government does not stand in the way of businesses, like yours, from being able to provide flexible work opportunities for the elderly workforce?"
"We must continue to improve vaccine distribution."
"Operation Warp Speed, an initiative begun by the Trump Administration, sped the development and the production of several vaccines."
"After a long COVID winter, one that included some unprecedented strains on our economy and on public health, the Spring has brought some welcome signs of life and of hope."
"This $1.9 trillion bill was a massive economic stimulus. And it was sold as a COVID Relief Package, even though less than 7 percent of it was actually allocated to COVID testing and vaccines."
"states were often dependent on the Federal Government for both financial assistance and guidance."
"I would have liked to have seen more experimentation and a more federalist system."
"one of the strengths of our system of government, which is rooted in federalism, is a system in which sovereignty and decision-making authority are shared."
"But there is still a long way to go."