"As much as republicans want to say otherwise, President Biden, and Secretary Cardona are not breaking the system."
"They're taking tangible steps to improve the system and make it more accessible for low-income people, working families."
"Every day that we refuse to enact the policies necessary to curb this epidemic, we allow more and more families to be torn apart and permanently scarred."
"What can we, as members of this body, do to prevent this culture, this really violent culture from furthering and just wreaking havoc on our schools?"
"I, too, am a gun violence survivor. That is the reason why I sit here today before you, because I know how important it is that we change the entire culture that every community in this country is suf..."
"I have to say, with all moral clarity today, for each and every individual in this room, let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
"We are paying for these weapons of war on our streets with the blood of our children sitting in our classrooms."
"In the words of President Biden, he said, 'Show me your budget, and I'll tell you your value, what you value.'"
"Thank you Secretary Walsh, for taking the time to be with us. I would also like to thank you, and also your staff, and the administration for proposing a budget at the Department of Labor that truly p..."
"A cornerstone of this budget proposal is creating an economy that works for everyone."
"Each of us here today has an obligation to every family in this country. An obligation to give every parent the opportunity to make the lives of their children better, and their own."