"The Republicans are on a mission to ban abortion across this country."
"Pregnant women in States with abortion bans are nearly three times more likely to die, regardless of their income or their education, during the process of trying to bring that child into the family."
"I am especially concerned about what is going to happen to the teachers. Because we have a tremendous teacher shortage in Florida and also around the country."
"My concern is the proposed budget cuts and what that would mean to us having these teachers that we need in the classroom."
"Girls and women are not getting the legally required fair share of athletic opportunities."
"this is going to be a terrible choice. It is a choice of whether we wreck our economy or we inflict cruel cuts on everyday Americans."
"if Republicans have their way, more women will die at childbirth than less."
"So, folks, between the budget cuts and the abortion restrictions, those of us who live in red States are going to have a hard time finding gynecologists who deliver babies and who take care of them."
"I think we will be missing a lot."
"I have probably there is 350,000 seniors who just live in my county that I represent, and one of them is very special to me. It is my 96-year-old mother."
"The $50,000,000,000 figure is the tip of the iceberg, folks, right? It is the tip of the iceberg because it doesn't even include what Medicaid, for example, is going to spend if someone goes into a nu..."
"I have made a request--actually, myself and a number of members--because this is an appropriations committee, a number of requests to the committee to take a look at some of the falling shortfalls."