Debbie Wasserman Schultz

You don't want to hear this phone ring in the middle of this hearing, trust me.

We are at serious risk of an undercount that will have devastating consequences for rural, Black, and immigrant communities.

In Florida, we have faced an uphill battle to counteract the Trump administration's effort to depress Census response rates in minority and immigrant communities.

It has clearly gotten worse since your arrival.

Yes or no, have any plant managers across the country in the USPS requested mail sorting machines be reconnected?

You're not being honest with this committee about removing the sorting machines.

Your culture of misinformation has even trickled down to Florida postal leadership.

Your fault, on you, and you've acknowledged that.

You're in charge. You don't know whether there are plant managers that have requested----

The culture and ethos of the U.S. Postal Service is every piece every day.

This is no easy task with President Trump and Governor DeSantis at the helm of our state, each one recklessly browbeating schools to return in person.

I am honored to represent Broward County which is home to the sixth largest public school district in the country and the second largest in Florida.

People are dying, our hospitals are stressed, and a rushed return to school would only put more people at risk.

What I think has been telling about this hearing so far is that our friends on the other side of the aisle, when presented with hard data and science that doesn't line up with their world view or their politics, deems the conclusions of…

I believe we need to do everything we can to put a price on carbon, which has been bipartisan in years past, arrest emissions, and transition to clean energy now.

I'm thinking especially of vulnerable populations like nursing home communities, of which there are many in my state, that have suffered greatly during past storm events.

You know, my state of Florida has so many coastal communities that are already being affected by rising sea levels and increased storm events.

I live in ground zero, my district includes ground zero, when it comes to the impact of the sea-level rise that is resulting from global warming.

The facts are the facts, and the facts include that rising global temperatures are making natural disasters even more frequent and severe.

I only hope that someone leading the Census Bureau, and if not you then someone else, will stand up and follow the law, not follow a lawless president.

The original legal purpose of the decennial census, as intended by our Nation's Founders.

The decision to exclude undocumented immigrants from apportionment counts is, clearly, unconstitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court scuttled the administration's bigoted plans.

This executive order is not compliant with that, and I think anyone looking at the pattern of the administration's actions can see that this memorandum is an attempt to do an end run around the ruling of the Supreme Court and the…

I thank Mr. Golden for his extraordinary military service to our country and for his leadership on this urgent issue. Madam Speaker, no veteran should be forced to choose between seeking care away from loved ones or forgoing treatment…