"Social Security actuaries say Social Security will become insolvent in 2034, leading to cuts by as much as 24 percent in the retirement benefits of approximately 65 million Americans."
"there are enough concerning things being done by the White House and the National Labor Relations Board to fill volumes of the Congressional Record."
"Medicare is equally in dire shape."
"In the past 18 months, the Congress has added $5.4 trillion to the national ledgers, and it is $29 trillion in debt."
"I have said from the very beginning of this pandemic that vaccines and therapeutics are going to be our way out."
"Currently, Congress is undergoing a partisan mad dash to pass transformational legislation that would radically increase the Federal Government's role in the daily lives of Americans."
"Oversight is an important function of the Congress, and I look forward to working with you..."
"Congress deserves as much criticism as any Administration out there, period. End of sentence."
"Every Administration has recreated the wheel and Congress 20 years ago had a vision of what we needed, and we put it in place."
"The last Administration followed most of it that was in statute, so they deserve a little bit of credit for having accomplished something that none of us thought they could do."
"[t]he window to update our public health and medical preparedness policies is now."