Mark Pocan

We`re going to have really delivered for the American people in a very serious, substantial way.

This is a bill that will be paid for, won`t add to the deficit, and will save American families quite a bit of money.

I have a bill that I introduced back in 2013 that came out of the grass roots of my constituents, on refinancing of student loans.

What we`ve been asking for and the president asked for last week when I was at the White House, he was saying tell us what you`re for.

We`re focused on what`s in the bill. We`re going to make sure that this tax break for 40 million American families happen. We`re going to make sure that child care provisions and community college provisions and paying less for…

These are going to be big benefits we`re delivering to American families.

This is paid for, unlike the tax break for the wealthy that Donald Trump did, completely paid for.

The vast majority, literally over 200 Democrats in the House, want to get Joe Biden`s complete agenda done.

I think Joe Biden got things done by August 31st, as he said, and we’ve got ourselves out of this situation.

I give President Biden a lot of credit because he made a very tough, but important decision to leave Afghanistan.

But let’s make sure we pause next time someone looks at nation-building in a country like this.

If you want to go to college finances shouldn't be what holds you back.

Your office helped me out a few weeks ago when the Wisconsin legislature had a proposal that would underfund K to 12 education...

We kind of made sure that people had, if you had mental health issues you had your medications.

I appreciate your leadership on that.

I know from last month's SFOPs hearing USAID funding is soon to be finished. How much more money are you going to need?

The Pentagon increased budget alone is more than 50 percent than your total budget.

I just wish we could direct more of the Department of Defense funds to the defense that you are doing for this country.

I completely agree with Representative Herrera Beutler. This is my favorite hearing of the year as well.

That`s pretty significant. And that`s telling Joe Biden bring it to red. No more yellow, no more green, but let`s stop the violence.

That`s not the intention of it. Then you`re not using the very resources we`re giving you as intended.

This is as you know, going on for years, decades. And the problem is at the end of the day, what right now, the only two beneficiaries of what`s going on are Benjamin Netanyahu in Hamas, and the people of Israel and Palestine are paying…

Unfortunately, Benjamin Netanyahu, just yesterday said he`s not ready for a ceasefire, which means scores more people, including children will die.

We`ve asked for a ceasefire, many of us individually. And tonight, 138 of us wrote to the President demanding a ceasefire. Let`s take that yellow to a full red, because stopping hostilities period will save lives of both Israelis and…

I thank the gentleman for his words. I know we are short on time. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Castro).