"I think, Mr. Gould and Ms. Vinograd, you have given us a pictorial power story that should not be cited as over-exaggeration, but a call to action."
"It is interesting today to think about a safe place in our society. It is not our home anymore, not a church. It is not a school or a university."
"For those moments, I can tell you everybody in my community was praying for a good outcome."
"I do believe that we can protect our border and accept more refugees to the United States, after all, we are a country of immigrants."
"I would probably say, sir, that our immigration laws have not changed and kept up with the reality of the world."
"We cannot expect migrants to stop making the dangerous journey to the United States until they have hope in a better life at home."
"I think Mr. Warlick is absolutely correct. These are Americans."
"Our HBCUs are not some radical terror camps which apparently is wrapped up in the distorted imagination of domestic terrorists."
"We believe that we contribute the talent to make this country more competitive internationally."
"Our HBCUs are part and parcel of America. We are national treasures."
"We will never, ever, ever be deterred from what our ancestors gave their blood for."
"We have to look at all the options, including adding more slots to educate doctors here in America."