"It is not that parents don't want to work. Raising a small child... during a pandemic without reliable childcare or other supports is a full-time job."
"People have had to make really hard decisions throughout the pandemic when it comes to their jobs and protecting themselves and their families and their communities."
"Families for whom wages are low and the cost of childcare is high."
"I do not believe it is a negative impact. In fact, I think it is a very strongly positive impact on the economy."
"I often say the right thing to do is often the smart thing to do as well."
"Work unites all of us. That is why I talk so often about the dignity of work."
"We are in the middle of a housing crisis, and we have seen it so clearly in Atlanta and in the State of Georgia."
"I think it is critically important that we understand the impact of private equity on the housing market."
"It is so important that we understand how private equity affects the marketplace so that we can find solutions for ordinary people."
"The idea that someone who is low income has some kind of pathology where they would not want to work to make more money... is pretty ridiculous."
"Thank you so very much, Mr. Chair, for holding this important hearing on housing, and thank you for the way you have consistently emphasized that this is a Committee not just focused on banking, but w..."