"I have to say, as an American, it saddened me about a year ago when Japan had a big celebration for the 50th anniversary of the bullet train."
"It is maddening and enormously frustrating."
"I am perhaps the only Member of Congress nerdy enough to spend late at night looking through every single option and plan that was laid out there."
"As the New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C. metro areas are essentially becoming one large megapolis, and that is where we are going."
"We need to be doing far more to support Ukraine. We cannot support some process by which essentially it would be agreed that Russian aggression is being rewarded."
"If we learned nothing from history, that is something that we should have learned and relearned by now."
"Because of the ACA, 20 million people who used to be without insurance now have access to quality, affordable healthcare coverage."
"The uninsured rate in this country is at a historic low."
"Because of the ACA, people with preexisting medical conditions can no longer be denied access to coverage because of their health."
"Those States have also seen a decline of medical debt."
"the way that you and Mr. Engel lead this committee on issues as they relate to Israel's security is admirable and reflects the best spirit of bipartisanship when it comes to foreign affairs for the Un..."
"what has been going on now is essentially the slow-motion intifada that, unfortunately, has not gotten as much attention around the world as it should."