Chris Van Hollen

But make no mistake, my call for more pressure on Saudi Arabia or the UAE to bring this war to an end does not ignore the malign Houthi behavior in Yemen.

Yemen's political future can only be decided by Yemenis.

I think you are exactly right, Senator, that as we move closer to a political settlement this is the best way to minimize Iran's influence in Yemen.

We certainly regard that contact between the Saudis and the Iranians, whether it is on Yemen or other regional issues, is valuable and important.

We need to use our resources wisely, learn from past mistakes, and take a clear-eyed look at our diplomatic options.

The steps that are being taken by President Biden in Yemen are welcome.

I think let us get this issue off the table. This should not be a factor in the political discussions going forward.

I hope we hear today what the Biden administration plans to do differently from their predecessors.

Today, I will be honest, I am concerned by recent reports that the Administration may be moving forward with portions of these sales.

Frankly, the track records of these two countries in that respect are not good.

These are sort of things that were done in the past that are actually making it harder for communities to come together and succeed.

There's what we call a 'highway to nowhere' in Baltimore City.

It's great to see all of you here today to talk about the American Jobs Plan.

I'm glad we're finally moving forward to do it and not just modernizing our 20th Century infrastructure and updating it for the 21st but developing the 21st Century infrastructure and building more jobs along with that.

The American Jobs Plan proposes to be all things to all people I guess for all time.

I believe it's an important step toward reasserting the Appropriations Committee's jurisdiction over Federal spending.

Let us set aside partisan rancor. Let us work together...

If this is not the time, when is? When is? And if not us, then who?

The American Jobs Plan is a sweeping proposal. It's going to inject sorely needed resources into our transit systems.

Rural America has been left behind for too long.

It's puzzling that the Administration in its press release announcing the proposal claimed it will 'position the United States to out-compete China.'

We cannot continue our position as a leader of the global stage by thinking small.

Building a broadband access is not just simply laying fiber and walking away.

Congress is going to be looking into this. I hope we will roll back the rule.

This tragedy galvanized members of both parties to come together to pass this historic legislation, which Lyndon Johnson signed into law.