"I just wanted to appreciate the distinction and the emphasis on not just taxing profits, taxing windfall profits because that is what is happening now through the exploitation at the pump."
"corporate greed drives up costs for working Americans and hurts workers across the country."
"Affordable housing is essential infrastructure."
"we have an ongoing need for robust Federal funding for housing programs, more urgent now than it has ever been."
"the climate crisis is leading to more frequent and more severe wildfires."
"People of color, particularly those who have the audacity to try to be the first, often have to work twice as hard to get half the respect."
"I am here as a proud son of immigrants from Mexico, who came to this country with little formal education but with big dreams and a tremendous work ethic."
"If you are confirmed we will take another step toward making our Government better reflect the America that it serves, toward making the promise of America more real."
"It's been a long day."
"As a Senator from California, I believe that respect for Tribal sovereignty is paramount."
"I really hope that America is watching today. Because if they are, they've seen the perfect example of what the temperament of a judge should be--thoughtful, balanced, and very, very patient."