"You want to save lives? Start investing in tearing down structural racism in our country."
"black lives matter should be very much at the forefront in every policy that we ever do in this country."
"I am really just incredibly frustrated of the gaslighting, the misleading, and trying to say you are speaking on behalf of my black neighbors."
"I am very concerned about an exception that gives way for systemic, I think, targeting, I believe, in black Muslim and immigrant communities."
"I think it is racist, unacceptable, and must end."
"They are using more resources to go toward a so-called Iron Fist Program of some sort against black identity extremists over active violent white supremacist groups."
"I am so glad we are holding a hearing of this kind today, because too many of my colleagues don't fully understand how broken our so-called justice system is."
"I have a bill that reduces debt to be reported on your credit report from 7 years down to 4 years."
"They are an attack on our American democracy. They failed. They failed, and now they want to cheat, and that is the exact truth."
"These proposed bills create intentional confusion regarding IDs and requirements designed to trick individuals and really intimidate individuals from voting."
"I am done subsidizing pollution. I am done subsidizing these billionaires. Our residents deserve better."