"If an ISIS terrorist wants to get to the United States, coming as a refugee is about the worst route possible."
"I don't have confidence that it will change. I don't know how many more innocent Americans have to die before we in Washington have courage to even just have a debate about passing common sense reform..."
"There are a lot of weapons of war that are already outlawed an assault rifle like the one used to perpetrate this attack in Orlando is a weapon of war, it has no place on America's streets or in Ameri..."
"The people of Massachusetts didn't send me to Washington to stand in silence. They sent me to Washington to take action to keep the community safe."
"I think our veterans have earned the best health care in the world, and that should be the standard that we are trying to meet."
"I have seen the good and the bad. I have gotten some fantastic doctors."
"your leadership on this Subcommittee and your leadership on the Committee at large means a lot to me as a freshman"
"I passed my first bill in the House of Representatives out of the Small Business Committee"
"these programs have helped launch tens of thousands of successful research projects"
"I look forward hearing the personal stories of our witnesses as to how these programs have allowed them to contribute to our community."
"I am especially looking forward to hearing from our panel to learn how we can get new companies interested in the programs."
"I hope that today's hearing can shed light on some of the issues small businesses face in this program to help us identify ways to improve these programs during the upcoming reauthorization."