Congress is the arbiter of the Constitution and the responder to the American people and the protector of the American people's Constitutional rights.

Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

This circus of unvetted, secret accusations put at risk the critical role whistleblowers play in holding the powerful accountable.

Most whistleblowers aren't interested in being political pawns in congressional Republicans' games.

I abhor the abuse of children.

I do think it is important that we stand up a system that respects, coddles, nurtures, and protects these children.

Again, I reiterate the fact that the children under Trump were snatched away from their families, purposely, to discourage them from coming.

This proposed targeting of Americans practicing their faith necessitate oversight by Congress and raises serious concerns about Americans being able to freely exercise their religion.

Everyone must be accountable to spending public money, every agency.

It is critically important that we allow a diverse perspective of viewpoints and information to be taught in our schools.

One in four kids in our region has environmentally induced childhood asthma. It's a huge, huge problem.

We are here in opposition to any racist agenda pursued by Republicans.

I have no desire to undermine the Supreme Court. I am, in fact, an Earl Warren Legal Scholar.

The cost of not investing in these children we will all as a country pay for.

We are all broken and we know the nation is praying for these families.

I would like an assessment of a comprehensive immigration program, meaning legislation that Congress would have to plan for, access to citizenship, for green cards, et cetera.

There is no question that the Republicans want a total nationwide ban on abortion with no exceptions for incest, no exceptions for rape, an intolerable inhuman posture that they would put America in.

I view this hearing as probably one of the most important hearings in my lifetime dealing with the absolute question of the survival of the Constitution.

I come claiming for women freedom, justice, equity, equality, and an absolute ban on politicians telling women what to do with their body.

Trump was working at cross purposes to that every single day that he undermined NATO.

the fact that the Administration has been able to coalesce our allies around this mission is actually quite extraordinary.

It is amazing to compare $682 million that we are investing or proposed to invest in Ukraine with the amount that Trump proposed investing in Ukraine when he tried to blackmail Zelensky, which was exactly zero.

I think we have a lot of work to do here to make sure that we are not just protecting parochial interests at the expense of our national security.

If we are to build a better Texas and a better America, we have got to build a better future for women across the country.