Brian Fitzpatrick: “I thank everyone for coming, and good morning. I call this hearing to order.”

It’s probably not going to get 60 votes in the Senate, but it’s going to hopefully force the Senate to address the issue.

We are going to force this. We are going to make sure this becomes law.

This is a big, big problem. It puts the strain on the threads of democracy.

We will make sure this housing bill becomes law, regardless of the obstacles.