"this Administration is completely out of touch with what I will refer to as flyover country."
"I think it is incredibly disrespectful not just to this committee, but the American people that he refuses--continues to hide from these disasters that have happened under his watch."
"many in the media and in this Administration were quick to blame the previous Administration, President Trump."
"this accident was foreseeable, avoidable, preventable."
"East Palestine is a town that outside of East Palestine and folks in Ohio, people across the country probably hadn't heard of before this terrible tragedy."
"Joe Biden still hasn't showed up to East Palestine."
"I think the nominee that was before this committee, I guess that was just last week, in my view is wholly unqualified."
"The Biden Administration would be wise, I think, to pull that back."
"Because he flies private a lot. He tells hardworking Americans they need to pay more for things that he is not willing to pay for, and people are frustrated."
"In my view, that is meant to stoke fear and empower unelected bureaucrats to do things that are not authorized by law because it is an 'emergency.'"
"The First Amendment, I really believe, is our pressure release valve as a country to speak your mind."