"This is a real concern for the communities that I represent."
"I think this is such an important hearing and an issue that we need to address thoroughly, comprehensively, but also deliberately here in the Congress."
"I represent a district largely anchored in Brooklyn that increasingly has become home to technology and innovation companies, particularly a significant number of startups and tech entrepreneurs."
"And under this confiscation rate, approximately 20 million jobs were created in America."
"And we lost approximately 600,000 jobs during that 8-year period."
"I think it would be irresponsible to simply attempt to hold hostage the full faith and credit of the United States of America."
"Under the 8 years of the Clinton administration the so-called confiscation tax rate was 39.6 percent."
"It is clear to me that reasonable people should be able to agree that online piracy is a significant problem, deserves to be addressed."
"I do think it is important to make the point that I agree we have had a very uneven economic recovery."
"Poverty is not a white issue, or a black issue, or a Latino issue. It is not a rural issue, or an urban issue, or a suburban issue. It is not a Democratic issue, or an Independent issue, or a Republic..."
"the subpoenas that were issued appear to be overly broad in scope, and hopefully that is something that the investigation that takes place will examine with close scrutiny."