"We are here today because the status quo is not working."
"And as chair of the Oversight Committee, I will be doing everything in my power to ensure that the Federal dollars get to the communities that need them, and that agencies incorporate environmental ju..."
"In the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the bond rating agencies assigned AAA ratings to worthless mortgage-backed securities."
"This is life and death for people in Congresswoman Tlaib's district in Detroit."
"This is also life and death for my constituents who are plagued by dirty power plants."
"this is a matter of life and death."
"Our Nation is in a climate emergency. There is no doubt about it."
"With the financial risk that climate change and the pandemic now pose, investors need objective and reliable ratings more than ever."
"I am very concerned about the lagging vaccinations and the rates of the vaccinations in younger Americans."
"This is a policy that is long overdue for the Federal work force and for our Nation."
"We need to build on this historic achievement by bringing the Federal Government's employment policies in line with leading companies in the private sector and, indeed, the rest of the world."