"This is a president who has openly violated the very value our country aspires to uphold, equality under the law, religious liberty, equal protection, and protection from persecution."
"Does it include the LGBT community?"
"Frankly, I find it disturbing that a country like ours has to adopt safety standards surrounding this problem."
"Climate change is making extreme heat days more frequent, and it is bringing about record-breaking summers."
"the work that this Administration has done and some of the policies that it is pushing for have been detrimental to women's prosperity and empowerment in a whole host of ways."
"We had an opportunity to put forth a humanitarian policy and we wasted that opportunity and it's quite sad. And I hope that Americans are as appalled as I am."
"We say in Minnesota, it is a cold place, but the people have warm hearts."
"Today is the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling."
"Thank you so much for creating employment opportunities for so many Minnesotans and for being a shining example for what immigrants can do in this country."
"Immigrants have paid $760 million in taxes last year. We contributed $2 billion in spending power."
"Thank you to all of you for testifying."