"Jews are a small minority in this country, and we are targeted so disproportionately by hate violence."
"It will have a detrimental impact on the ability of OCR to do its vital work."
"We can't legislate, regulate, tabulate, or barricade anti-Semitism out of our society."
"I am sorry for the fear they have caused you and your fellow students. It is unacceptable and we must do better."
"If my Republican colleagues were serious about this issue, they would fully fund that request."
"The clock is ticking for us and for Jewish students."
"We need to send assistance where it is urgently needed, and we need to do so today."
"The budget is a moral document."
"Congress can help, but, first, we have to put aside the political stunts and academic debates and put our money where our mouth is."
"The Federal Government makes those mistakes. OK? We can't just keep on saying, 'Well, no, we didn't make a mistake.'"
"I think the ask is genuine. I think it is very minimal, just that an error was made, that it be corrected."