"Despite this outcome, Republicans have used the Special Counsel's Report to further their longstanding effort to reelect the former White Supremacist-in-Chief Donald Trump."
"Black children in St. Louis are ten times more likely to visit the emergency room for asthma than White children."
"The potential mishandling of classified information is a serious issue."
"Decades of pollution and overuse and overreliance on fossil fuels have disproportionately harmed Black and Brown communities in St. Louis and throughout the world."
"The time for change is now. This is quite literally a matter of life and death."
"This hearing is not a good faith oversight effort. It is just the latest in a long line of dysfunctional and destructive actions taken by this Republican majority."
"We need to get renewable energy onto the grid to reduce emissions."
"The people of St. Louis know from personal experience that coal, the fuel of the 19th century that clouded their lungs for generations, is not the best way to power 21st century communities."
"I stand here in solidarity with all the artists, the creators, and the actors whose rights and livelihoods are at risk because of artificial intelligence."
"We must address racial bias in AI technology."
"Actions need to be taken to remediate the damage that has clearly, and what we know has already been done, before we start talking about expanding nuclear energy in this country."