"Politics--partisan politics stop at the country's border, at the water's edge."
"the approval rate of Individual Assistance in the wake of the ongoing earthquakes is still quite low."
"more work remains."
"every American, regardless of age, race, mental or physical ability, or economic background, deserves equal opportunity to access the resources available in the wake of disaster."
"Just yesterday, the Senate bill completely left out any home- and community-based services funding."
"nobody thought about group homes."
"It is appropriate that we have this hearing today, because just this past Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act."
"Chairwoman Titus is attune to the work of food banks, citing her efforts to address childhood food insecurity."
"Equity has to be fully integrated throughout the entire process, and especially implementation when a disaster occurs."
"Merritt Corrigan who called the U.S. a 'homo-empire with a tyrannical LGBT agenda' and said that 'women's biological imperative is to be mothers.'"
"I always think that you do so much with so little. And the soft power that you exhibit and you provide is such a big part of our diplomacy."