- “The bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respected stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions, whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges.”—George Washington.
- “The thrust of bringing (House) masks back is not a decision based on science, but a decision conjured by liberal government officials who want to continue to live in a perpetual pandemic state.”—House Moronic Leader Kevin McCarthy.
- “Do not provide incentives to the unvaccinated to get vaccinated. It could create a problem in the future in that people might delay taking preventive measures with the hope that delaying will compensate them.”—USF Finance professor Murad Antia.
- “For all the overheated rhetoric surrounding this Committee, our mission is very simple: to find the truth and ensure accountability.”—Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., one of two Republicans on the select committee investigating the Capitol assault.
- “(Texas) is a cautionary tale of what can go wrong in America when there is not a strong Democratic Party to check an increasingly undemocratic Republican Party and force it into moderation.”—Richard Parker, author of “The Crossing,” a history of the Southwest centered on El Paso.
- “We are creating a path of opportunity for our associates to grow their career at Walmart.”—Lorraine Stomski, Walmart’s senior VP of Learning and Leadership. The company—during a tight labor market—will begin offering free college tuition to its 1.5 million U.S. employees.
- “The $15 an hour debate is essentially being resolved by the marketplace.”—Mathieu Stevenson, CEO of Snagajob, a site for hourly employees.
- “The Hispanic experience in America is beginning to look similar to the experience of Irish Americans or Italian Americans or other past immigrant groups—a period of struggle followed by integration into the middle class. Hispanics have lately made astounding gains in education. In 2000, more than 30 percent of Hispanics dropped out of high school. By 2016, only 10 percent did. In 1999, a third of Hispanics age 18 to 24 were in college; now nearly half are. Hispanic college enrollment rates surpassed white enrollment rates in 2012.”—David Brooks, New York Times
“In a perfect world, we would have the ability to look at things like mask mandates. At this point in time, all I can say is ‘Please get vaccinated.’”—St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman.