"the least that Congress can do is to respect the will of the majority of voters of Puerto Rico that have demanded equality and extend a formal offer of statehood"
"H.R. 1522 offers proven medicine that will put an end to citizen disenfranchisement and inequality to Puerto Rico"
"I humbly ask that in considering this issue you not only use your minds, and your reason, but that you look into your hearts for the right thing to do."
"Our share of global semiconductor production will fall to just 10 percent by 2030 and the Asian market controlling 83 percent."
"President Biden has pitched this battle of economic prosperity in the 21st century as one between democracies and authoritarian governments."
"We must come together in this committee to support the American Jobs Plan."
"If our government... gives the private sector the tools and then just kind of stays out of the way, U.S. companies can and will quickly rise to the occasion."
"We know, in America, we can and we must win this manufacturing race too."
"It is clear that the American Jobs Plan will help address safe and ample drinking water for Central Florida and across the Nation."
"Today we have a major generational challenge: Whether we are going to allow the pollution of the 20th century to persist well into the 21st century."
"we need to have a better system, going forward, to make sure we have accountability for polluters, to make sure that we are protecting our communities across this Nation."