"Delighted that money is being put in our pockets and shots in our arms."
"Houston and Harris County wanted to give you and the congressional Democrats a resounding applause for allowing those direct payments to come to our local jurisdictions."
"I think it would be a very significant step forward."
"I think that as we move forward on discussing raising the minimum wage, that we take that into account, that this is one of the ways that we can help correct some of this wage gap that exists between ..."
"They`re going to show up at every ribbon-cutting, every project that`s funded out of this bill, and they`re going to pump up their chest and take credit."
"Aggressive, bold action is needed before our nation is more deeply and permanently scarred by the human and economic costs of inaction."
"I think that we as policymakers need to be excited about it."
"I think one of the essential roles of the federal government is robust investment in basic research and development."
"I think we as policymakers need to be very careful about trying to get into adjusting the mix of capital versus labor."
"I think the U.S. does rely too much on imported semiconductors, which introduces at least three risks."
"I think there is a lot of possibilities there."
"By refusing to bring the Heroes Act to the floor, Leader McConnell is holding up an additional $1 billion for the Federal Technology Modernization Fund and a combined $5.5 billion to help schools, lib..."