"I am gonna be extremely, extremely selfish, and I want it all to myself, Mr. Price."
"I absolutely agree. And we will hope to prove that in the weeks ahead."
"First of all, the case you make for the authorization--the permanent authorization or CDBG-DR, we do need that."
"Believe me, this is long overdue. This was one of the more visionary aspects of the Obama recovery plan--$8 billion, in that instance, applied to passenger rail development."
"I noted in my opening statement that, like Amtrak Joe, I consider myself an advocate for passenger rail."
"I don't think it is exaggeration to say the Trump administration tried to destroy your agency, to shut you down."
"Immigration enforcement is complicated and controversial, with policy choices on which members of the subcommittee will strongly disagree."
"Mr. Secretary, as we hold you accountable this morning for what happens at the border, I am cognizant that Congress is accountable for failing to give the Department a realistic legal framework for ma..."
"Immigration reform would not solve all of our problems at the border, but without reform we are knowingly accepting a status quo that has become increasingly untenable."
"No child should be denied a quality education because of their parents' economic circumstances."
"Education, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer."