"We already hear of backlogs, of trouble hiring up, and why would we, when we already have vacancies in these key agencies, purposefully create thousands of more vacancies?"
"When people hear 'government,' they usually think of people like us in this room, politicians who run in elections and work on policy..."
"mitigate staffing shortages by hiring, training, and certifying technical staff to be ready to assume those critical radar maintenance duties as technicians retire."
"I think you and I agree on this point. I see you nodding your head. I assume that is a yes."
"I hope we can come to an agreement that White House officials should not be bribed or unduly influenced by foreign powers."
"I believe that you and I can agree that Presidents and White House officials should not be unduly influenced by foreign powers."
"We have not found a shred of evidence that connects it to the President of United States or anyone with any say over U.S. policy."
"Mr. Casar. No."
"We hope the House Republicans will remove themselves from the spell of Donald Trump and join us in doing serious legislation instead of just blowing everything up."
"It's bad immigration policy. It's bad for our economy. It's not humane. It's bad for Americans. And then I think its bad politics as well."
"This is about ripping families apart, arresting immigrants, and blaming someone for our problems."