"I want to thank the Chair, in his opening remarks, I thought you made a really thoughtful distinction that I want to reemphasize between universal remote working in a pandemic, and a structured telewo..."
"Not all of our colleagues do. And, by the way, it is bipartisan."
"We need telework. We need telework for lots of reasons."
"We have learned so many lessons over the past few years, and we are able to offer flexibilities to attract the best and brightest workforce."
"Telework is a very vibrant tool in the private sector. They are way ahead of us in the public sector."
"I do not--I--we do not have evidence that that is the case."
"It is not an informal, well, if you feel like not coming in today, no problem. We will call that telework."
"I represent Baltimore, and so, I am just 40 miles up the road."
"It is our responsibility, I think, to get out of our own minds."
"I am hoping, quite frankly--I guess I am still an optimist--that, 25 years from now, 40 years from now, we still will not be on this ledge of telework."
"It is also crucial we ensure that the increase in ransom payments made by the U.S. Government does not incentivize hostile nations and groups, like Iran, to continue to kidnap American citizens."
"The best way to guarantee Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon is through international negotiations, careful diplomacy, and a negotiated solution."