"the Politics Over Parents Act because it is essentially a blueprint for book banning."
"These censorship laws are being enacted by extreme MAGA politicians under the pretext of parental rights."
"we are 9 months into this Congress, and many of our colleagues on your side of the aisle continue to focus on culture war issues, rather than working together on bipartisan solutions that support publ..."
"Now is not the time to be cutting the EPA budget."
"I am really glad we are having a productive and bipartisan conversation about reauthorizing the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act."
"Oftentimes the way this Committee discusses alleged foreign influence in American schools and colleges, can be unproductive and harmful."
"What is in our jurisdiction is for every student to have a high-quality public education and to protect students' civil rights."
"I was not concerned at all that the experience would turn her into a Communist, or that she might be recruited to be a foreign agent."
"Unfortunately, today's hearing has been another part of the majority's extreme MAGA agenda to inject culture wars and partisan politics into our public schools."
"I want to say I agree with Mr. Thompson from Pennsylvania, that the problem is not the Chinese people. The problem is the Chinese government."
"I want to reiterate that although issues of national security are important to all of our members, they are not under the jurisdiction of this Committee."
"I want to reiterate that right now the majority is proposing significant cuts to the Federal education budget."