"It is clear that my colleagues have spurned any attempts at sincere bipartisan discussion on the issue at hand."
"I have to say that this bill is ill-conceived and unwarranted at best, and potentially dangerous to veterans and beneficiaries at worst."
"I am curious about this sole focus on China of this hearing when we have other authoritarian nations that pose these issues."
"Might it be productive for us to have a hearing, not just on China, but on the influence of all maligned potential nations out there that are authoritarian and might have an interest in influencing ou..."
"Are you concerned that H.R. 4278 by limiting civil service protections could deter applicants from seeking employment at VA?"
"Well, essentially, they become at will almost because at will employees, fired at will, because they lack the protections that they currently have."
"We have to look at ways to get past the idea of a bachelor's degree being a proxy in all cases."
"I do not have much more to say than I really appreciate our annual Bipartisan Member Day hearing."
"This moral panic being created by this line of questioning is meant to inflame Americans' sensibilities about transgender people and stigmatize them."
"These very companies themselves, that were most vocal against the ABC test, are expressing praise for the DOL proposed rule."
"Is it true that instead of an ABC test, the proposed rule implements what is called the economic realities test?"