"the arguments that we are hearing here this morning that immigrants should not be counted is un-American."
"This is based on a political desire, one, to identify immigrants in a time and a place when immigrants are being targeted."
"We are the Oversight Committee, and our job is to conduct oversight, but it is not to intimidate Federal employees."
"the importance of the Census Bureau's mission really cannot be overstated enough, but it is under threat"
"Extremist conservatives are trying to weaken the Census."
"Every community deserves to be seen, heard, and invested in, and there should be no erasure."
"We have a moral responsibility to ensure that the Federal Government does not forget the people it serves."
"I continue to be incredibly frustrated at the injustice that we have incarcerated individuals being counted according to where they are being warehoused instead of being counted according to the commu..."
"Attempts by Republicans to question the integrity of FEMA workers is a direct attack on FEMA's mission."
"Survivors, in my opinion, deserve not only to heal, but to thrive, and this law moves us closer to that."
"When we focus on healing, that is right, we do have to also acknowledge the work of the healer, who is healing the healer?"
"Now, my district, the Massachusetts 7th, relies heavily on FEMA in times of crisis."