"It would force an unnatural shift to renewable energy sources."
"the problem with the Green New Deal is it's completely unrealistic."
"They spend a disproportionately higher amount of their take-home income on energy already."
"There are significant economic consequences to that."
"There are significant problems in the fact that the technology that would be required to maintain access to reliable source of energy in a system that is overly reliant on solar and wind requires tech..."
"In any community where liberal policies reign supreme, you will find that black America is hurting."
"Black people don't have to be Democrats."
"Your decision to only minimally consult with Republican staff and to proceed with the hearing today over our objection is a bad sign for the rights of the minority for the rest of this Congress."
"At the end of the day, we are most disappointed by the fact that the Democrat majority apparently has no desire to join Republicans in asking serious questions about WMATA and the D.C. Government."
"The committee cannot mark up H.R. 51 until the committee seriously examines D.C. Council Member Evans' misconduct."
"The committee cannot assess D.C.'s readiness to be a state until we fully understand the nature and extent of Council Member Evans' misconduct."