"This is becoming, unfortunately, a committee of press releases."
"You should have been able to pass it and probably would have passed it with 40 or 50 votes."
"We are not a competent and capable majority, undoubtedly, using the words of the ranking member of the subcommittee."
"What is dehumanizing is this hearing where we are going to talk about it again."
"if you could help with that, I would appreciate it."
"Great. Let me ask you some questions that I asked in my letter, but perhaps you can answer them."
"Pass bills that matter. Don't have hearings that are simply stunts."
"It is because it was something that would pass but didn't have everything else political on there."
"I entered several documents into the record that were turned over by HHS detailing a high number of alleged sexual assaults of unaccompanied children in the custody of ORR."
"I appreciate that."
"One case is too much, and please, please, do not try to make us feel better by suggesting that sexual harassment is somehow less objectionable that we should tolerate sexual harassment."