"What I am afraid for is that this kind of rhetoric is going to get people killed, as it has before. And if we do not stem it out, and if we do not strongly condemn it, and if we do not come together as a country and say what is happening and this example that is being set by members of Congress, it`..."
"To date, the Republican Party leadership has done nothing to hold their members accountable. It is time for the Republican Party to actually do something, to confront anti-Muslim hatred in its ranks, ..."
"Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric. And I decided to end the unproductive call."
"To date, the Republican Party leadership has done nothing to condemn and hold their own members accountable for repeated instances of anti-Muslim hate and harassment. This is not about one hateful sta..."
"we have to also think about holistically what it means for us to have humane immigration systems."
"we have to critically address the conflicts that contribute whether it is, you know, conflicts around resources because of the climate crisis or, you know, the persistent conflicts that exist around t..."
"I want to thank Chairwoman Bass for convening this hearing. And just express my gratitude to Ranking Member Smith for so passionately advocating on behalf of the world's most vulnerable people."
"But we are hoping that with the enhancement that is in our, Karen Bass' and I, new bill, that that will rollout as quickly as humanly possible so that all of our young people are empowered to know wha..."
"there are people who are vulnerable that we do not often get to see or acknowledge their humanity and dignity."
"We need to stop separating the issue of sex and labor. Because a lot of the times when you talk about combating human trafficking, the focus is always sex."
"We do have to listen to survivors."