Adriano Espaillat actually said...

"It requires an investment. But it has a direct impact on the quality of life, obviously, of all Americans."

"We stand committed to working through any of those to make sure that this is delivered now that the funding is in place."

"I also want to stress to my colleagues in the committee that this also provides a social equity component that I think is so important to the communities that we represent."

"The cost of flying back home for many of these families is exorbitant."