"the purpose of the Hatch Act as being a separation of the nonpartisan governance of the country from partisan political campaigning"
"If you have a work force where everybody is campaigning on taxpayer money, that is not a good use of the taxpayer money."
"There's also the danger that allowing Federal employees to advocate for political campaigns while on duty would undermine the public's confidence that the government is actually doing its job."
"Most people want to believe, however, that once the President is in office, he or she will endeavor to act in the best interest of the country and not just a specific political party."
"I see this through two lenses. One is absolutely that the Hatch Act is there to protect Federal employees."
"the President, I think, must act to protect the integrity of the Federal work force to police that boundary that I've just spoken of."
"I want to echo what has been pointed out by my colleagues, many patients seeking care at Title X clinics have no other source of care."
"I am very proud that in Maryland, we have been a leader in expressing our opposition and taking action against the gag rule."
"If not replaced, the public health impacts would include an increase in unintended pregnancies, an increase in sexually transmitted infections, an increase in undetected cancers, and a decrease in acc..."
"it seems to me that your office ought to have given consideration to what the practical impact would be"
"the impact that is being predicted from implementing this gag rule is it will have a tremendous effect on access to care"
"Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you all for being here much of the day."