"It is imperative that policymakers establish and enforce policies guiding fiscal responsibility as subsequent COVID-19 relief bills are considered."
"Thank you for driving down and at least warming a chair there in the Budget hearing room."
"We cannot keep getting away from doing our job, especially when we are in normal times."
"Everyone here agrees that when a crisis occurs the federal government has to act."
"We must ensure our efforts are targeted to help the needy, not prop up the opportunistic."
"Our response, just as this situation, has been unprecedented."
"Our nation's founding document makes clear that budgeting is not a secondary part of governance, but fundamental to it."
"this is, in my serious opinion, one of the most pressing issues facing the Congress of the United States. And that is to get back to some regular order on budgets and appropriations."
"One of the most significant responsibilities afforded to Congress is the power of the purse, clearly stated in our Constitution."
"I support building that wall."
"Providing for the common defense is, in my judgment, our highest constitutional duty."