"This will probably be the largest increase in educational inequity in a generation."
"Today is May 17. It may not mean anything to anybody in the room but me, but it was 68 years ago today--I remember exactly where I was--when the Supreme Court handed down its 1954 Brown decision."
"we have an obligation to workers and to families to get it right this time around and create policies that are equitable, fair, and that move us toward our goal--I believe our shared goal of economic ..."
"Just keep on living. You'll see how fast the government can work. It worked real fast before 1954."
"We don't need to study these issues anymore. We know what the problems are."
"I have been saying for a long time now that this too shall pass. But you know, I grew up in apostasy. And I`m beginning to believe that we may be threatening to really undermine this democracy. And th..."
"the Trump administration engaged in a persistent pattern of political interference in the Nation's pandemic response."
"It is essential that safeguards be put in place to protect the scientific integrity of public health agencies."
"Our ability to protect the health of Americans during future public health threats depends on it."
"I do consider this as an attempt to distract from what we are trying to get to here in terms of interfering with the work of our scientists."
"It wasn't unusual for the CDC, when they were developing guidance, to reach out for discussion purposes to groups that may be affected by the guidance."
"I do not wish to let stand unchallenged any attempts to discredit the efforts of authorities to engage with those people who are going to be affected."