"This was about petty politics. But also, I think it's also important to state that this was not just about Republicans trying to feed a base that they have already primed for years under Donald Trump with racism, misogyny, xenophobia, Islamophobia."
"I had a Member of the Republican caucus threaten my life, and you all, and the Republican Caucus rewarded him with one of the most prestigious Committee assignments in this Congress."
"if it weren't for the Federal unemployment supplemental program, families would have been potentially enduring months of unemployment"
"In March and April 2020 alone, the economy lost more than 22 million jobs, and the unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.7 percent."
"if we are going to perform oversight, then let's perform oversight."
"This hearing is called Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud and Abuse, UI, unemployment assistance, the Paycheck Protection Program, all of it."
"I find it very interesting because as was stated at the beginning, the bipartisan nature of oversight is what gives it its power."
"let's do it right."
"I think one of the things that we all want to acknowledge is gratitude for your willingness to be able to work to accommodate the Ranking Member and the various conditions that we would have to adapt ..."
"Republicans are in support, Democrats are in support — so what happened? Well, on December 15th, at 4:15 in the morning, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy be..."
"Shame on them."