"the PPP program originally was a disaster."
"we saw how the traditional banks favor their perceived customers."
"small businesses were mad as hell. I was mad as hell. I am sorry to report to you, Madam Chair, that they are still mad as hell."
"if the bank is shutting you out then, then we are in trouble."
"Small businesses on Main Street are the strength of our communities, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made that clear."
"As someone that was born in the Caribbean and as a member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I know that maintaining our foreign aid and diplomatic commitments sh..."
"Stopping narcotics from coming through the Caribbean is important not only for combating the drug problem in the U.S., but for promoting stability in Caribbean countries."
"The bill, which passed unanimously out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in February 2020, contains critically needed reforms to ensure the lowest-income and most marginalized s..."
"The day that hate speech becomes acceptable, freedom of speech ends because that is a danger to all of us."
"People are not going to remember the actions of our enemies but the silence of our friends."
"I am a firm believer and follower... Anti-Semitism, hatred, it matters. And we have got to stand up and speak out about it."