"it's rare that Congress can do something that will cost negative money and save thousands of lives, but this is certainly an opportunity."
"the independence of the Federal Reserve seems largely to have been respected during this crisis."
"we've also seen a tragic example of the dangers of political interference into jobs best left to experts."
"Tens of thousands of Americans have died as a result, 4 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the deaths."
"I see my time is up and yield back."
"Voter suppression is a problem that is orders-of-magnitude larger than any concerns over potentially fraudulent voting."
"But I'm also a scientist. And it is a scientific fact that it will always be safer to vote by mail from home than to vote in person."
"The degree of increased risk from voting face-to-face depends on the level of community transmission, which, of course, depends on having competent national leadership."
"Yes. So, no matter what guidelines you follow, the probability will never be absolutely zero. This is, I think, just a fact."
"we must ensure that cities and states have the resources they need to carry out, you know, the basic steps to protect the health of voters and election workers."
"we strongly urge Congress to provide that $3.6 billion so that no state can point to the lack of resources as a reason for disenfranchising voters this season."
"I would like to enter into the record a recent Wall Street Journal article on how the expiration of the $600 of expanded unemployment assistance has harmed Americans families."