"So what is the follow-up on telling a facility that it has X number of violations and that they have to clean them up?"
"I am not quite sure why we are having all this consternation about inspections of facilities, meeting standards, and whether or not the standards are relevant."
"How many?"
"You need to get the resources to Puerto Rico. You need to get the resources to the Virgin Islands. It does not escape me these are black and brown islands."
"So is it in the appropriations bill? So then you violated the appropriations bill?"
"This is just absurd. This is--this is absurd to me that Puerto Rico still has such a tremendous need for fundamental things like a decent house, some plumbing, some sewers, some access to drinking wat..."
"You have been talking around in circles since I have been here."
"As far as I am concerned, you all aren't doing your job, and you need to do your job."
"I know that you, Madame Chair, and this subcommittee are committed to protecting the ACA and expanding access to healthcare for all Americans."
"I made it a priority to address the gaps in our healthcare system which result in black mothers dying at 2-6 times the rate of their white peers."
"I hope you will look to REACH grantees for lessons learned in how to address racial health disparities."