"We can do better."
"School infrastructure must be part of that package when we consider it."
"I joined Congressman Norcross and Senator Jack Reed, along with 180 Members of Congress, to introduce the Rebuild America's Schools Act."
"It is time for a raise."
"I applaud the fact that week No. 1 of this committee we are taking up an issue which, again, I think restores the legacy of this committee in the past."
"I am just curious, can you describe how our legal framework has changed regarding those protections and supports for individuals in all aspects of society and how this does impact and necessitates the..."
"You have the chance to live up to the legacy of Adam Clayton Powell."
"You have a chance here to live up to the legacy of Congresswoman Mary Norton."
"The reason the exclusion was so devastating to African Americans is that from 1930 to 1940, 40 percent of Southern Blacks were in agriculture."
"Early votes on raising the minimum wage showed the national consensus on raising the wage and the importance of maintaining a decent floor of wages."
"Those original components in the 1938 bill had exemptions that, however, were not benign."