"I am a member of the Intelligence Committee, just became a member in 2021."
"One of the big challenges, of course, is these rural hospitals and rural health centers don't have the resources that some of the big cities do."
"I represent a state that has 67 counties, but we have 48 counties that are considered rural."
"I want to start by thanking Ms. Kotagal for her willingness to put herself forward for this nomination."
"We now know that because of that decision, that older adults face a higher burden of proof when making a discrimination claim."
"Fortunately, that number is down from where it was a number of years ago, but it is still too high."
"I think addressing pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is of central importance and overlaps with other issues that we have discussed, including the gender wage gap."
"We know now that in the Nation we have got just about 1,000 employers across the country that are permitted to pay their employees with disabilities a wage below the minimum wage."
"Well, I hope that, were you to be confirmed, that would be a priority for you. This is a matter that has been around way too long. We candidly, the U.S. Congress hasn't done enough."
"It undermined, weakened the age discrimination in employment or the so-called ADEA, and sent what I think is a damaging and negative message."
"Fortunately, now we have a bill in the Senate, imagine this it is bipartisan, that we are trying to pass."