"I often say that budgets are a value statement, as you have many times in this Committee, and you said that we are committed to having promises kept."
"My understanding is that we should care about every single child arriving in that school having the resources that they need to be able to get educated and be fully present."
"We are talking about America's most vulnerable."
"How can we expect them to reach their full potential?"
"We should care about every single child arriving in that school having the resources that they need."
"I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country."
"Clearly, the 2017 tax cuts were just a tool that our Republican colleagues used to help make their rich friends richer."
"We are paying off the top 1 percent on the backs of the rest of us."
"Where are their benefits and where are their promises?"
"Yesterday in my office, I met with some veterans who are part of Common Defense..."
"To me, there seems to be--an emblematic example is the horrific situation that is happening in Yemen."
"Money for humanitarian aid does not seem to be a problem."