"I believe, it is very transparent, that everything, all the hearings that we have seen from all the committees, including this one now, on this issue, is to tee up the ball so that when we finish the ..."
"I can't do anything to take away the damage nativists and racist rhetoric that permeates and infects this issue..."
"I would like to address my remarks to H.R. 4984, D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act."
"The stadium is now past its prime and slated to be torn down."
"The land could help address many of the city's needs, including increasing the stock of available, affordable housing."
"I believe achieving the right balance here is key."
"This is, Mr. Chairman, the critical part of this legislation and any further plans for the site."
"This should remain a lasting feature of the site."
"Can you discuss how a lease with these expanded areas can remain consistent with what the National Park Service's long-term plan for Anacostia Park is?"
"Advancing environmental justice, strengthening tribal and community engagement, and ensuring a fair return for taxpayers is imperative."
"It is time to modernize it, reform it, bring it up to date, and put in the guarantees and safeguards that is going to make the public believe that truly they are part of the decision-making."
"The fact we have none does open that conversation on many levels, from cleanup of abandoned mines to reclamation."