Rob Andrews: “It is all about the data.”

I think you are doing some of the most meaningful work in this Congress by your diligence here, and I am proud to be associated with it in a very minor way after the work you have done.

I understand this is a conceptual proposal, but we don't legislate concepts; we legislate statutes and they have real impact on real people.

The best scenario of the four is the status quo, which is grim. The other three compete in terms of their grimness.

It is appalling. But, you know, when all seems lost, there are some metrics... that make you feel a little more optimistic.