"I appreciate how at the beginning of your remarks today you laid out how in the past there has been this view of get big or get out that has really hurt our consumers and our small farmers and small ranchers."
"I appreciate that, and we will be--I am brand new to the Congress but have seen excellent work from Abigail Spanberger and Ro Khanna and Mark Pocan and others on trying to figure out how we can suppor..."
"We appreciate your consideration of the immense positive impact SNAP has on the lives of millions of Americans as well as its beneficial impact on the national economy and our nation's long-term finan..."
"Let's make sure that even on a sometimes uneven playing field of corporate concentration, that they can still make it."
"Prices can go up for a variety of reasons--supply demand mismatch, corporate greed, supply chain issues, war--and when prices go up, smart government interventions can have a role in bringing those pr..."
"the American Rescue Plan not only created millions of jobs, but saved people's lives."
"there is nobody that would be more upset about fraud and abuse of unemployment insurance... than the working-class folks in my district."
"it is really important for us to highlight the amazing Federal employees that are doing the right thing for this country"
"cutting workers and services, like Lynn's, would not serve the American people, but it would serve those corporate interests"
"There is this false presumption that I think is talked about here in Congress that government spending always necessarily equals inflation, and my understanding is that that is just wrong."
"the false narrative that I think needs to not be constructed is that we shouldn't help folks when they are in need."