"James Madison said that those who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives."
"why would we pass a law that specifically suppresses the knowledge that we need in order to address the climate emergency that is bearing down on us?"
"The H.R. 4435, the Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act, should perhaps be renamed the 'Dysfunction Proliferation Act,' because it would mire congressional proceedings down in a new and overwhelmi..."
"This GOP bill benefits absolutely no one but extremist mega lawmakers who want to defund programs and entire agencies and offices that they just do not like."
"If this bill were to become law, Mr. Comer's fellow committee chairs would need to immediately set aside their agendas for the rest of the term to deal with the self-inflicted catastrophe of these rea..."
"If you vote against this amendment and for this bill, you are voting to cut veterans' healthcare, slash the National Institutes of Health, throw families out of housing through Section 8, gut NASA, an..."
"My amendment would exempt programs and associated budgetary levels that pertain to the defense of Ukraine against the imperialist invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and the Russian military."
"America has been a critical and indispensable ally, as it always has been in struggles for democracy and human rights against authoritarian and totalitarian aggression."
"I urge approval of this amendment on a unanimous and bipartisan basis to demonstrate continuing congressional support for the people of Ukraine."
"Times of international conflict should require more, not less, congressional oversight."
"But this was never intended to turn into a blank check on spending and put spending on autopilot."
"And that is obviously an attempt to throw a monkey wrench into the way that Congress has acted for decades under both Republicans and Democrats controlling the gavel."