"Will you guarantee to me, to the children of this country that however funded this program that is in your budget that is $5 billion of taxpayer money, when it is rolled out in States, will you guarantee that every single school will have a nondiscrimination policy in order to qualify for that?"
"I want to associate myself with Ranking Member Cole's remarks having to do with your good job and the planning that has gone on in this committee for such a long time."
"I am confident that Congress will work with you to make sure you have the resources in hand to continue to respond rapidly to this dynamic situation."
"I hope that you will rescind on page E-8 of the Safe Schools and Citizenship Education Fiscal Year 2021 budget request where you said you stand by that racist research."
"When you said to me that you, as Secretary of Education, would ensure that this program would only go to schools with nondiscrimination policies, that is no longer your stance."
"I was alarmed to learn recently that almost 90 percent of active ingredients used for pharmaceutical manufacturing originate in China."
"All Americans should be reassured this morning that we have a robust public health system that is able to respond in every State to an infectious disease outbreak such as this."
"I appreciate that the Trump administration is committed to reducing these burdens."
"Our adversaries, especially China, are developing advanced space technologies that actively threaten our Nation's dominance."
"I was proud to support the Trump administration's vision for this new branch of our armed services."
"I look forward to hearing from the witnesses today and working with members of the subcommittee on this important issue."