"It is really important for us to protect our constituents and this is one way we can do that."
"We always focus so much on the border, but let us talk about so-called 'legal immigration' in our country."
"Do you know what the average wait time for them to get adjustment of status? Not approval, because they will get approved, you know, sometimes within a year or so."
"I think both Democrats and Republicans have failed our immigrant neighbors in our country."
"It has not worked. It has not united families."
"We have thousands of U.S. citizens literally in my community that cannot get their spouses access to a legal pathway."
"I am here once again, obviously, to talk about how we can protect our neighbors from flooding and contamination in the water."
"Our communities, as you all know, are on the front lines of the climate crisis, and these floods are only continuing to get worse."
"We need to move with urgency."
"Our communities are on the front lines of the climate crisis, and these floods are only going to continue to get worse and more frequent."
"I refuse to accept this as our new normal."
"Our residents deserve better. They deserve action."