"We cannot allow anti-Semitism or Islamophobic or any form of hate to grow anywhere, but especially here in America."
"The brave foot soldiers that day were advocating for the fundamental constitutional right of access to the ballot box and freedom of speech."
"I represent Alabama's Black Belt, a very proud product of Alabama's rural Black Belt. But our rate of poverty is much higher than the rate in Alabama writ large."
"I have to tell you I am proud of the fact that during the pandemic--that the House Democrats decided to make fully refundable the Child Tax Credit."
"So, when I think about the face of welfare or the face of SNAP or the face of CTC, it is a child's face that I see, not some, you know, welfare queen."
"I really would hope that this committee would try to find some solutions to deal with the reality of poverty that is in America."
"Diversity is truly America's strength. It is something that we should take seriously and not politicize or weaponize."
"To assume our students cannot handle this information is truly an insult to their intelligence and ours."
"Our military is the best in the world, and it will stay that way as long as we have the best players on the field."
"Today we are taking up a bill, the ACE Act, that would suppress vote versus allowing people to vote more freely."
"Without a doubt, we are at a great inflection point in our Nation's history."
"Millions of Americans are given only a single day to vote: Tuesday."