"We know the target net-zero by mid-century, but we cannot get to where we need to be without dramatic and substantive policy change."
"the recent expansion of the deficit is a result of a mix of things: budget deals, an aging population, and big tax cuts largely benefiting the wealthy."
"Ultimately, there is no substitute for having a broad national commitment to being on a sustainable path."
"We risk spending more on paying off our debt than we spend on children by next year."
"the level of effort to try to defeat this hearing, even the truth for coming out, I think is pretty discouraging."
"This Oversight Committee... is one of the three committees dealing with impeachment directly."
"In Oregon, where I am from, we have a list of prioritized services that medical experts, not politicians like me, get to talk about what's the most cost effective, what's the best value, how we should..."
"Yes, bipartisan would keep us from getting--it would help--some of my folks on the far left are very concerned we are not including enough drugs, and on the far right, you know, we are taking some oth..."
"But I think you should definitely be taking a look at the VA approach to setting rates because they do negotiation and they've been doing it for many years and you, the Congress, authorized them to do..."
"Let's change the narrative and put progress before politics."
"I urge you to work with Republicans on more practical solutions."