"I must, once again, register my concern on behalf of our side of the aisle about the continuing conducting of Committee meetings by virtual format."
"The key here is, we have to outsource all these things, so streamlining it for these small businesses would be great..."
"The prospect of defunding or dismantling our police forces is one of the most unwise, irresponsible proposals made by American politicians."
"We owe it to our children and our grandchildren, to the future of this Nation, to dedicate ourselves to the principle that all men and all women are created equal."
"Given the success we've had in Cincinnati, perhaps the Collaborative Agreement could be the starting point for other cities across the country who need to repair police-community relations."
"It took tremendous courage for both of you to come here today."
"We need to find a better way to interact as a society, to work with each other, and have the police and the communities that they work with actually work together and talk."
"Congress ought to be together. We represent the American people in dealing with these various challenges that our Nation has before us and we ought to be here."
"We must enact reforms that ensure accountability for police misconduct, not defund, or dismantle police departments."
"Defunding of police departments has already happened in a number of American cities and, rather than remedying problems, has actually made conditions much worse."
"Increased funding for police and increased police presence is actually necessary to enforce the law and to guarantee the safety and the security of law-abiding members of those communities."