"The bankruptcy of U.S. automakers and the collapse of the domestic auto assembly industry could eliminate up to 3.3 million U.S. jobs within the next year."
"I want to associate myself with your words and those of Mr. Quigley and Ms. Romero with regard to the necessity and the importance of witnesses cooperating in these investigations."
"if you expect me to apologize for not leaving somebody on the side of the road to die, then I'm your wrong candidate."
"It is difficult to imagine a more monumental waste of time."
"That calamity was averted by the actions of you, our former members of the Government and the Obama Administration's Auto Task Force."
"I think this could have been handled with a few phone calls rather than a hearing, but that is not my call to make."
"The Affordable Care Act will extend health insurance coverage to 30 million people."
"This week the Republican House leadership has scheduled yet another debate and vote on the House floor to take away access to health insurance coverage for tens of millions of Americans."
"Without legitimate ideas of their own on how to replace the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans simply want to gut it."
"The Jones Act is the law of the land. It is the cornerstone of our United States maritime capability, and it should be waived only in the interest of rarest of circumstances."
"To increase transparency surrounding the issuance of waivers, Congressman Landry and I introduced H.R. 3202, the American Mariners Job Protection Act."