"It's a fundamental violation of due process and a miscarriage of justice that the fate of a child fleeing gang and sexual violence hinges on whether they're lucky enough to receive legal representation."
"A key component to our continued vaccination efforts is ensuring that we have hard data collected to ensure that we can improve access in rural communities."
"The progress we have seen these past few months in beating back COVID-19 has been nothing short of remarkable."
"Food insecurity is plaguing my state, and while I appreciate the role of the churches, I think that we as the government certainly have an important role in this as well to ensure equity."
"I do want to reorient the Committee back to the task at hand, which is the incredible opportunity, but also the obligation, to care for those in need in our community."
"Why would we ever allow a child to go hungry or to be denied a benefit?"
"Efforts to cut or weaken SNAP, in my view, are simply cruel. No one should have to go hungry in America."
"Let's remember that SNAP is not a luxurious program."
"Frederick Douglass said it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men, and that is what we are talking about."
"My bipartisan legislation aims to bolster these systems and support real-time immunization record data exchange and reporting."
"President Biden's American Jobs Plan outlines an ambitious and much-needed approach to upgrading American infrastructure for the 21st century."