"We have to pass the Equality Act to explicitly protect LGBTQ people against discrimination."
"It is about basic humanity, people being able to live their lives and work in peace."
"My community, the LGBTQ community, is constantly under attack in this Congress."
"Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace, and these Title VII protections help us ensure that they are protected."
"I just think it is shocking that somebody on this Committee would not only attack juries, but we are the Judiciary Committee after all."
"It's absurd that we're even having this conversation."
"We should get the hell out of the way, honestly."
"We're wasting time, once again, in this Committee."
"It's absurd that we sit here."
"Vermonters know climate change is real, and we are feeling it in all our downtowns because the water runs downward."
"It is maddening to witness so many of my colleagues seeming to care more about propping up and protecting a convicted felon than protecting the rule of law."