I speak with senior citizens all over Vermont and, in fact, in many parts of the country. Just last night, we held a telephone townhall in Vermont, and in our small State, 34,000 people were on the line. I think the reason for that is…

Sorry, President Trump, we believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

$2,400 is something that will help.

If you want to discuss policies in the Department of Labor, let’s bring in the real secretary.

Instead of cutting Social Security and giving tax breaks to billionaires, Congress must expand Social Security so that every senior in America can retire with the dignity and the respect that he or she deserves.

That is a very troubling response because the studies are there.

The most important point of this hearing is, let me be very clear: Today, we are not voting on who the next Secretary of Labor is.

I condemn it wholeheartedly. It was a terrible act.

Now I know in a world here in Washington, where the government is now run by billionaires, $2,400 doesn't seem like a whole lot of money.

These oligarchs are not only happy to have huge amounts of money. They want more.

Does anyone here really think that any Secretary of Labor, any Secretary of Education, is going to make decisions by himself or herself?

many, many people are furious at the health insurance companies who make huge profits denying them and their families the healthcare that they desperately need.

Mr. Chairman, I respectfully request that this committee bring Elon Musk before this committee so that we can really hear what’s going on with the government.

Now, if you can get involved in a Supreme Court race in the state of Wisconsin, where can you not get involved?

I’ll tell you about the most serious addiction problem we have in this country: That is the uncontrollable greed of this billionaire class.

That is their intention.

That is the uncontrollable greed of this billionaire class.

Let us be clear: When we take on Trumpism, we are taking oligarchy and we are taking on the tale of two Americas.

Musk, in a Supreme Court race, in a small race in one state, is getting involved.

The most serious addiction problem we have in this country: That is the uncontrollable greed of this billionaire class.

That is what this struggle is about! One-hundred-fifty years later, it’s the same struggle… We believe in a government of the people, by the people, for the people—not a government of the billionaire class, by the billionaire class, for…

It is not just Republicans or Musk. Let’s be clear: Democratic billionaires also put huge amounts of money into their party.

If you take Trump's word on that, you probably believe that Ukraine started the war, not Russia.

So let us be clear: When we take on Trumpism, we are taking oligarchy and we are taking on the tale of two Americas.