"Every time you hear DOGE—'the Department of Government Efficiency'—you just remember, it is the department of government evil!"
"I was the first one to call for your resignation 4 years ago."
"I want to thank you and the Ranking Member for leading us through these last 2 years of this Subcommittee."
"I've often, as you know, Mr. Chairman, gone on the record to vocalize my support for our work on this committee on the pandemic and the aftermath, because, at its very core, if we do it correctly, it ..."
"I continue to believe that our biggest challenge is to prevent the fraud to begin with, to stop it before it starts."
"There was never seemingly a difference on the issue of fraud, because it affected all of our constituents."
"I want to make sure I am on the record so that members of the Committee on both sides of the aisle will at least respect the personal integrity of a witness before this Committee."
"I want to commend you, Mr. Administrator, for the critical role that you have played in our fight against climate change and reducing the public exposure to air pollution and toxins."
"I want to speak on behalf of those people. Because our job, at the end of the day, is to preserve and protect the environment and to protect the people who cannot get away from the environment they ar..."
"When the bridge collapsed, the mounds of coal continued to increase."
"We have tried to have discussions with CSX and others who are around and responsible in many respects for the mounds of coal. Those discussions have gone nowhere at all."
"In Baltimore, we have the second-highest rate of asthma in the whole country."