Brian Schatz actually said...

"Neighbors who block new development may tell you that they are for housing, in concept, just not in their backyard."

"I am not sure I have ever heard something so blunt from a Cabinet Secretary, and it is really refreshing."

"the authority is vested in you, and there is nothing inappropriate about you being more engaged in the process."

"I would argue that the allegation that what is happening in terms of the manufacturing process in Southeast Asia is minor or insignificant, is just facially not true."