"language is culture, and too often we think of students that need to learn English as--their first language, if it is not English, is a barrier that they have to overcome rather than an asset"
"this is also a bipartisan issue, I think. Senator Murkowski and I have worked together on this issue, along with others."
"It's such a pleasure to see an adult in the room. And here we have a plan that we can work around full of good ideas. Ideas that are at the scale that we need to address this huge public health and ec..."
"I think President-Elect Biden said in his speech, economic growth should not be a spectator sport."
"Mitch McConnell has been the master of obstruction in the United States Senate. He's really good at figuring out how to make things not happen."
"It has been such a joy to serve on this Committee with you."
"I would urge you to visit it. It is a very impressive facility."
"Thank you."
"Thank you very much, Chairman Hoeven."
"It is desperately needed, and I do not use that word 'desperate' lightly."
"I detect a strong, bipartisan agreement that there is desperation in farm country."
"This aid package... is at best a small Band-Aid on a very big wound."