We are the richest country in the history of the world, and there is no excuse... why we should not be providing the highest quality of childcare.

We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on earth.

It is simply paying the bills that Republicans voted for last year and previous years. We're paying off our debt.

They've raised the debt ceiling, if I recall correctly, three times under Trump and by the way, we raised our national debt by something like a trillion dollars over that period.

Well, it's only what I read in 'The New York Times,' it may be right, it may be wrong.

the idea that the Republicans are holding hostage the entire world economy unless they get what they want has been an outrageous display of extremist politics and it really is unacceptable.

But the alternatives are also very, very bad.

This is not a budget issue. We're not arguing here what we should be spending next year.

It's about all that we have left.

What should be off the table are children in America where we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country, that should be off the table; the needs of elderly people who are struggling to pay for their…

Well, default is a terrible path. It will cause global anarchy.

That's what you do in a democratic society, not hold the world economy hostage, which is what the Republicans are doing.

It's gone and people say okay, hey, budget ceiling is coming. We're going to go through this again. That is a pretty bad way to develop budgets.

if Republicans get away with holding the economy hostage, this sets a precedent for years to come.

Paramount may be engaging in potentially illegal conduct.

We should not have half a million people who are homeless.

Thank you very much, Senator Sanders, for being here, and the panel who are here.

Thank you, Senator Sanders, for showing us continuously what leadership looks like, for being our voice when others are not listening.

it is imperative that we as a country understand the significance of black physicians providing care for black patients and other patients as well.

An adverse ruling by the Supreme Court would be very detrimental to addressing physician diversity.

We have got to do that in Texas. We have got to do that in many, many states in this country.

Most importantly, I hope that what I and other Committee Members will learn from this hearing will be translated into law and will have an impact on how we provide health care to minority communities all across this country.

Every American, child, elderly person should have quality health care.

Does anybody think it is vaguely sane that at a time when we desperately need more physicians, especially black and Latino physicians, that we are asking people to leave school, medical school, $300,000, $400,000 in debt?

I hope that within the midst of the GME issue, we can deal with the issue of salaries for residents as well.