And what I believe is the pro-democracy side of this coalition can never again lose the presidential election to the pro-autocracy side because we may not have another election after that one.

It is absolutely unpatriotic. It is absolutely unconscionable. It is absolutely unheard of for the oligarchs, for the head of our government, as we're now referring to them, to stand in line first.

It's shocking. It is absolutely shocking, that they would continue in their efforts to do what I consider the highest form of voter suppression.

I thank my friend and colleague, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield), for yielding, and I commend him for organizing this Special Order on the 155th anniversary of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the…

it is foolish and reckless to take away emergency lending options at this time.

the law does not say that, and even the actions of my Republican colleagues belie that novel interpretation.

I would advise the President to get involved and get off the golf course.

We have to just keep pushing. We have to keep talking. We have to try to make people understand the dangers that we all are confronted with.

Now we have got a president-elect and a vice president who's going to take this country in another direction, and create the kind of change and appreciation for diversity and talent that will help this democracy to be stronger.

But, of course, this president has disappointed us at every turn. I wish I could say that I'm surprised at what he's doing. This way that he is trying to make people believe that, somehow, he actually won the election and that the…

We have to keep pushing. We have to keep talking. We have to try to make people understand the dangers that we all are confronted with.

Well, you know, Joy, we have always believed that this was a country that would welcome immigrants. And we have always known that with them come talent. With them come a commitment to come to the United States and to be a part of a…

Well, you know, Joy, we can hold all the hearings in the world, and we can raise all of the questions. But, unfortunately, when we have discovered that this president is that he has the power to do whatever he wants to do.

This is a shameful situation that we're in in this country.

Long past time, Joy. You know that cabinet of his just has no guts and they won't stand up to him.

I want you to think about whether or not you have the strength and the ability to say to the President what he should and should not be doing

I would expect that you would stand up to the President any time of day and say, Mr. President, please, you could be helpful if you support wearing masks everywhere you go

This is the President of the United States of America, the leader of the greatest Nation in the world, and should be, in addition to being a role model, which of course, we question, we should be able to rely on what he says.

We're very unhappy about what's going on, and we feel sorry that the President and his wife and others are now experiencing, you know, a positive test, et cetera.

the Secretary is not here with credible testimony today answering the questions that need to be asked.

the President of the United States has not been the kind of role model that could create confidence in your agencies

I would like to know, do you think that the President's rallies that he has gone to where people are not social distancing... does that contribute to the increase?

When you have the President of the United States making these rosy predictions, and you have contradictions about those who are responsible for the development, what do you think that does to your credibility and the credibility of FDA?

I would like to inquire through the Chair if my colleague has any remaining speakers on his side. I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

To help buy some time until the opposite side gets its speaker. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.