"I just want to say that this is such an important bill. I thank Mr. Cicilline and you, Mr. Chairman, for having this critical discussion on how we move forward as a country."
"It is my great honor and privilege to introduce a constituent of mine who is here."
"This is a topic of great interest to me. When I was in the state Senate we worked with labor unions, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations to put together a very successful pre-apprenticeshi..."
"Finally, I am deeply concerned about the Trump Administration's effort to replace Registered Apprenticeship programs with so called industry-recognized apprenticeship programs which do lack government..."
"the CDC budget is being cut by 20 percent"
"the CDC's budget authority is $5.3 billion for 2020, compared to $6.6 billion for 2019"
"Perhaps I wish you were here last year when we were talking about the GOP tax cut, and we clearly said at the time that this was a three-step dance, that the Republicans were going to cut taxes for th..."
"But you are talking about converting Medicaid into a block grant or a per capita cap and then requiring states to implement so-called work requirements, all of which would strip Medicaid as we know it..."
"I hope that we actually see an increase in CDC funding, which would be even better."
"I think the obstruction of justice charge is an extremely serious one and Mueller as you've been reporting did not exonerate the President."
"We have got to make that determination for ourselves."
"I say that's just not sufficient."