"Thank you, Madame Chair and thank you for holding this hearing."
"Now we have been working mostly on guidance, it that right?"
"Is guidance enforceable?"
"No American working full time should be living in poverty, and by gradually increasing the minimum wage..."
"Reducing our deficit and balancing our budget are goals that every Member here supports. But I worry that we often get distracted by the title of these resolutions without paying serious consideration..."
"If we are ever going to balance the budget, the fact is we are going to require members to cast some tough votes. Many of these votes will be career-ending votes, and a constitutional amendment will n..."
"I support a balanced budget amendment. The question is what that amendment does and what it looks like."
"If a balanced budget amendment doesn't address that fundamental problem, you will never succeed in whatever you do with regard to balancing your budget."
"I think if you repealed the 16th and 17th Amendment, a balanced budget amendment would probably become not unnecessary."
"I want to thank Senator Booker, who has been my friend and champion on a number of issues..."
"Criminal justice reform is a critical topic facing our nation as a whole."
"What is the best way for us to reduce recidivism? To ensure people from all walks of life and from every single community have access to opportunity."