"It is unacceptable that millions of Texans were left without power for days on end during one of the worst winter storms in our state's history."
"We must learn from this episode and redouble our research efforts in support of a more reliable and resilient electricity sector."
"If we can get a clear-eyed understanding of how these failures occurred, we can help prevent them from happening in the future."
"I look forward to working with him and my other colleagues on both sides of the aisle on this important effort."
"Thank you very much. Sorry about that. Dr. Diffenbaugh, your research group has estimated a cost of--cost to the economy from global warming of $5 trillion over 2 decades."
"Thank you so much, Madam Chair, and Ranking Member Lucas, for this important hearing that we're having today."
"We’re going to need to hire more teachers. We’re going to need to hire teachers’ assistants to give students the individualized and small group support that they need to catch up academically."
"The entire bill is important, obviously, but for me as an educator, I’m looking at the $130 billion that’s going to our K-12 schools."
"So bravo, once again, President Biden. Again, this was a huge step. No one should be profiting off of the pain and abuse that`s taking place in our Criminal Justice System."
"We need to pass the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act. We need to end qualified immunity. We need to legalize marijuana, end cash bail, end solitary confinement and look for alternatives to incarc..."
"It`s a breath of fresh air. Let me say that to begin with, I mean, to hear Joe Biden -- President Biden center racial justice and racial equity, it`s a breath of fresh air and is very exciting to hear..."