"Today, I stand before you to advocate for a cause that is not only rooted in history, but also deeply ingrained in the cultural fabric of our nation: the Federal recognition of Holcombe Rucker Park."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before I begin, I would like to motion to submit roughly 25 letters from community leaders in support of the Holcombe Rucker Park Landmark Act into the record."
"the Trump tax cut benefited the very wealthy, the very rich, not the police officer, not the teacher, not the civil servant, the very rich."
"Some of us felt that they usurped appropriators like myself that Constitutionally have the power of the purse, and that wasn't enough."
"Budgets are political documents. They pretty much state what our values are, what do we believe in, how do we look at the state of the economy in America."
"You want to kill a good idea? Build a commission. You want to stop innovativeness? Give it to a task force."
"Many of my colleagues in Congress are millionaires, and so as a result, they are unable to penetrate and reach out of the bubble and see what the American people are going through on a daily basis."
"60,000 migrants have stayed in New York City. Out of those 60,000, 20,000 are children."
"The way to protect them is to give them a safe environment where they can be safe with their families."
"Words can be used to bring about solutions to complicated problems or words can be used to throw gasoline on fire."
"In 1907, over 1.25 million people came through New York City through Ellis Island."