Sherrod Brown: “Mr. Brown, reserving the right to object, I don't want to laugh. This is too serious. But we have the chairman of the…”

“Mr. Brown, reserving the right to object, I don't want to laugh. This is too serious. But we have the chairman of the Republican Senate campaign committee who comes down to the floor--he knows better. I mean, he just knows better. He knows this is a political stunt. It is what he does. I don't think the chair of the Senate Republican campaign committee gets paid extra to do this kind of stuff, but it is just clearly a political stunt. He knows. He doesn't really know--I don't know what he knows, but I do know that I haven't seen his interest in housing since he has been in the Senate. I am the chair of the Housing Committee. When I was ranking member with Senator Crapo, for whom I have great respect, I didn't see any. But all of a sudden, he has this interest in low-income people's housing to make sure that they have safe, accessible, affordable places to stay. He knows--he should know; I don't know how he would not know--that HUD is not requiring proof of vaccination for people to use their services. There is no hint of any of us--I mean, because I am lucky enough to be chair of this committee, I do more in housing than perhaps anybody in this body--at least one of the three or four who do the most--and I don't know anybody who is saying we are going to require proof of vaccine. So it is just a political stunt.…”